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1. J Syslog Management General Information Once you login you will first see the basic Product Information screen providing Manufacturer Product No Firmware Version and System Up Time information Product Information Manufacturer Thecus Product No N4200PRO Firmware Version 5 00 00 15 Up Time 3 hours 8 minutes Item Description System Service Status From the Status menu choose the System item System Status and Service Status screens appear These screens provide basic system and service status information 51 System Status CPU Activity 0 CPU Fan Speed OK System Fan 1 Speed OK Up Time 3 hours 10 minutes Service Status AFP Status Stopped NFS Status Stopped SMB CIFS Status Running FTP Status Stopped TFTP Status Stopped Nsync Status Running UPnP Status Stopped SNMP Status Stopped System Status Item Description Item JJDesciption Logs From the System Information menu choose the Logs item and the System Logs screen appears This screen shows a history of system usage and important events such as disk status network information and system booting See the following table for a detailed description of each item 52 System Log EAI info Warnings Errors Download All Log Files Truncate All Log Files Number of lines per page 13 Time Details Help 2010 12 22 1
2. Nsync Target Server Enable C Disable Reyne Setting Reyne Target Server O Enable ia Disable Username Password Apply Dual DOM Not available on N3200XXX N0503 N4200Eco N7700 N8800 NAS The unique Dual DOM feature can now perform Auto Repair The Thecus NAS will backup up to five versions of the system configuration either by the default timing of 1 00am every day automatically or as scheduled by the user This unique Auto Repair will be triggered if the primary DOM has a booting issue In this instance the 2 DOM will take over the boot function Then the system will automatically load the most recent system configuration backup image to repair the primary DOM 124 r Dual DOM Schedule Backup v Enable Disable Dual DOM schedule backup Auto 7 Daily pw Weekly Y v Cy Mo nthly wt w Status Dual DOM Backup Status lask Name Date Firmware Rsync Target For the 3x series BS Backup JS Cual DOW Backup 15 3sync Target i sync When it comes to backing up your data it s very important to have flexibility Rsync Backup provides you with many options including local or remote backup backup scheduling different syncronization settings and password protection Being based on the Linux operating system it is also much more stable and experiences much less frequent data loss during transfer than other remote backup systems For this tutorial you wil
3. USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital cameras to the N3200XXX NO0503 with a press of a button To use USB copy follow the steps below 1 Plug your USB device into an available USB port on the Front Panel 2 In Display Mode press the Enter J 3 The LCD will display USB Copy 42 4 Press Enter J and theN3200XXX NO0503 will start copying USB disks connected to the front USB port The LCD will display the USB copy progress and results OLED Operation N4200 series OLED Operation The N4200 series is equipped with an OLED on the front for easy status display and setup There are four buttons on the front panel to control the OLED functions OLED Controls Use the Up A Down V Enter and Escape ESC keys to select various configuration settings and menu options for N4200series configuration The following table illustrates the keys on the front control panel OLED Controls Icon Function Description A Up Button Select the previous configuration settings option v Down Button USB copy confirmation display 4 Enter Enter the selected menu option sub menu or parameter setting ESC Escape Escape and return to the previous menu There are two modes of operation for the OLED Display Mode and Management Mode Display Mode During normal operation the OLED will be in Display Mode Display Mode Item Description O 1
4. Crea ber in Sirac DEC EPEETLT hy x album Som gt DSCHOOS5 JPG Filenzenie z TISCHOUODRSA JPG File Sine 73853 ML n Trenes Height i480 pieis Treue Wilh AH preris Mase BIRO FLEL EB EE Debi AHA ETE Be EB PS LES Fle z Fio aukle Focal iry i E T 4 mm Exmcoecure Time 2 209 xr Fember ft 34 Me we e Bc Pc LES WibiEpEGOB nos gt fuo Metering Picks Huti feet n Protect Foor Source Secure Data To stop the slide show click on the Stop Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner Mapping a Client PC to the Thecus IP Storage You can map share folders on Thecus IP storage so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer You can connect to the shared network folders on Thecus IP storage as follows Windows 1 Go to the My Computer folder in Windows 2 In the menu bar select Tools and then Map Network Drive 3 The Map Network Drive window appears 4 Assign a drive letter for the share folder 5 Click the Browse button to find the folder over your network Alternatively you may enter the folder name you wish to connect to or enter its IP address i e 192 168 1 100 share 6 Click Finish When the Connect As window appears enter your user name and password 7 Click OK The share folder appears as the drive you assigned You can now access this folder as though it were a drive on your computer 147 Apple OS X On an Apple computer you can co
5. Gateway When Thecus NAS as a DHCP server from LAN2 it can have another route to balance traffic bandwidth for its DHCP clients Specifies the LAN2 port link status Specifies the LAN2 port link speed Before enabling Jumbo Frame Support please make sure your network equipment supports Jumbo Frame If your equipment is incompatible you might not be able to connect to your Thecus IP storage If the IP sharing mode setting is set to Enable under WAN LAN21 port then this 2 gateway cannot be configured 65 DHCP Server Configuration A DHCP server can be configured to assign IP addresses to devices connected to the LAN2 port To configure these ports choose LAN2 from the System Network menu DHCP Configuration DHCP Server Enable or disable the DHCP server to automatically assign IP address to PCs connected to the LAN2 interface Start IP Specifies the starting IP address of the DHCP range End IP Specifies the ending IP address of the DHCP range DNS Server Displayed the DNS server IP address The IP Segment of WAN LAN1 and LAN2 should not overlap The IP address of the LAN2 interface should not be in the range of the WARNING Start IP address and End IP address Storage Management The Storage menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the Thecus IP storage and includes storage configuration options such as RAID and disk settings folder configuration space allocation and
6. Thecus N3200XXX N0503 N4200 series N5200XXX N5500 1U4200XXX 1U4600 N7700 series N2200XXX N8200XXX NS80OO series User s Manual Copyright and Trademark Notice Thecus and other names of Thecus products are registered trademarks of Thecus Technology Corp Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple iTunes and Apple OS X are registered trademarks of Apple Computers Inc All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective owners Specifications are subject to change without notice Copyright 2011 Thecus Technology Corporation All rights reserved About This Manual All information in this manual has been carefully verified to ensure its correctness In case of an error please provide us with your feedback Thecus Technology Corporation reserves the right to modify the contents of this manual without notice Product name Thecus N2200XXX N3200XXX N0503 N4200 series N5200XXX N5500 1U4200XXX 1U4600 N7700 series N8800 series N8200XXX Manual Version 6 2 Release Date May 2011 Limited Warranty Thecus Technology Corporation guarantees all components of Thecus NAS products are thoroughly tested before they leave the factory and should function normally under general usage In case of any system malfunctions Thecus Technology Corporation and its local representatives and dealers are responsible for repair without cost to the customer if the product
7. 11 If you have not enabled CHAP click OK to continue Log On to Target Target name ign 2007 05 com thecus RAID iscsi vg0 test C Automatically restore this connection when the system boots Enable multi path A Only select this option if iSCSI multi path software is already installed on your computer Advanced Cancel If you have enabled CHAP click Advanced Under Advanced Settings check the CHAP login information checkbox and enter your username and password Click OK 151 Advanced Settings General PSec Connect by using Local adapter Default Source IP Default Target Portal Default CRC Checksum C Data digest C Header digest CHAP helps ensure data security by providing authentication between a target and an initiator trying to establish a connection To use it specify the same target CHAP secret that was configured on the target for this initiator User name ign 1991 05 com microsoft thecus 2c1 tb4b4 thecus Target secret C Perform mutual authentication To use mutual CHAP specify an initiator secret on the Initiator Settings page and configure that secret on the target 12 Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Manage 3 Desktop a My Documents gu p x A TEE Collapse E ae AITE Explore we ATA Open cH Sw FAT3 Search ok DDE gj see publid Map Network Drive 5 Ea Faeo Disconn
8. LAN2 Port System Fan eSATA Part Serial Part WAMN LAN1 Port Locator LED 27 1U4600R The rear panel of the 1U4600R houses most of the USB and Ethernet connections as well as the eSATA port system fan and power connector See the table below for descriptions of each Power Connector Power Connector Power Switch Power Switch USB Ports A Type LAN2 Port Power LED Power LED System Fan eSATA Port Serial Port USB Ports B Type WAN LAN1 Port 1U4600 Back Panel eSATA Port e eSATA port for high speed storage expansion cameras USB disks and USB printers switch or router e Connect the included power cords to these connectors 1U4600S The rear panel of the 1U4600S is similar to the 1U4600R but with a single power connector Power Connector Power Switch USB Ports A Type LAN2 Port JE S258 Lj i S E eee MENEE eee System Fan eSATA Port Serial Port USB Ports B Type WAN LAN1 Port 28 N8200XXX The N8200XXX rear panel features ports and connectors EI G33 38NM Back Panel Description 1 Power Connector e Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2 Power Switch e Powers the N8200XXX on off 3 eSATA Port e eSATA port for high speed storage expansion 4 USB Port e USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disks and USB printers 5 Serial Port e This port is for an external UPS device switch or router through a switch or router 8
9. N5200PRO 1U4500 N5500 N8800 series as stack target volume then the Format item will be display and system will recognize it straight away and display its capacity Otherwise the Format item will be available and the Capacity and Status items will show as N A and Unknown file system respectively Next click Format to proceed with formatting 93 After the format is complete the stack target volume will be created successfully You will see the volume s capacity and status in the Stack Target List screen C Edit a Stack Target To make any changes to stack targets click Edit for the corresponding stack target and system will bring up the following dialogue Edit iSCSI Target X Enable iSCSI Target Enable 1 Disable Stackable Target IP ign Username Password ee ee Limit 0 8 a z Description Browseable 9 yes 7I no Public yes no Apply After your changes have been made click Apply to confirm any modifications Once changes are applied the associated information will be updated on the Stack Target List window D Stack Target ACL If the stack target Public setting set to Yes then the ACL button will be grayed out However if Public setting is set to No then the ACL button will be available for you to setup user access permissions for the stack target ACL settings will be exactly the same as system folder that you may have setup previously ACL setting x Recursive Deny Read Only
10. RAID 6 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 1 HDDx6 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx6 to RAID 6 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 1 HDDx7 to RAID 6 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID X X ONLINE 6 RAID 6 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx5 RAID 6 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 6 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 6 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx8 DNE HDDx16 RAID 6 HDDx5 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 6 HDDx5 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 6 HDDx5 to RAID 6 HDDx8 PME HDDx16 RAID 6 HDDx6 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 6 HDDx6 to RAID 6 HDDx8 m HDDx16 RAID 6 HDDx7 to RAID 6 HDDx8 mE HDDx16 Space Allocation ISCSI Target You may specify the space allocated for iSCSI or target USB volumes target USB is available in model N5500 and 1U4600 The iSCSI volume can be created from 5 to 25 volumes per system depend on Thecus IP storage s model N4200 series N5500 N7700 N7700PRO N3200XXX N2200XXX 1U4600 N7700 N 7700SAS N5200XXX N8800 N8800PRO 1U4200XXX N8800 N8800SAS N8200XXX Allow iSCSI 5 10 10 15 25 volume To do this under the Storage menu click RAID and the RAID List window appears Select the RAID volume you wish to reallocate by clicking on its radio button and click Space Allocation The RAID Information and Volume Allocation List windows will appear The Volume Allocation List displays the space allocated for iSCSI volumes on the current RAID volume 79 Space Allocation RAID Information Master RAL Stab Disks Total Data SCM ID atus Efan RAID Le
11. Snapshot Schedule Enabled Snapshot Schedule _ Automatically remove oldest snapshot Schedule Rule Monthly Day 0 Hour The Thecus IP storage snapshot is supported total 16 versions Once checked Automatically remove oldest snapshot the oldest will be removed to let newest to added on top Otherwise if the check box is unchecked and snapshot versions are up to 16 then system will appear warning message and won t execute the task till available version count The snapshot schedule rules can be setup for monthly weekly or daily Clicking on Apply after firmed with desired schedule These taken snapshot is only accessible though CIFS SMB by manually type NAS IP address snapshot and invisible from normal access Also the taken snapshot version is read only can not be deleted under CIFS SMB access but only click the Del button showing on the screen shot above Folder and sub folders Access Control List ACL On the Folder screen press the ACL button and the ACL setting screen appears This screen allows you to configure access to the specific folder and sub folders for users and groups Select a user or a group from the left hand column and then choose Deny Read Only or Writable to configure their access level Press the Apply button to confirm your settings ACL setting x 9 This process maybe need sometimes to sync T Are you want sync account No 103 ACL setting x Recurzive Deny Re
12. Album button Password Protecting Albums If you would like to put a password on a particular album follow these steps 1 Select the album to be protected click on the Edit button and the Album Edit screen will appear 2 The owner of the album can enter an album password to protect the album so that only people with the correct password can view the album Uploading Pictures to Albums Uploading pictures to albums using the Web User Interface is easy 1 When the album is created click the album icon to enter the album Initially the album is empty 2 Click the Add button to upload pictures into the album The Upload Photos screen will appear Users can select and upload up to 8 pictures at a time 3 Oncethe picture is uploaded you can view it in the album The owner of the album can delete or modify the pictures with the Delete or Modify buttons on the top right hand corner EXIF Information While viewing pictures you can also have Thecus IP storage display the EXIF information for each photo lr c Tiucus Ceealor in Sianga p EET Pinho andy ET du wm z DISCHI IPS Protect u onus Data Simply click the EXIF button to display EXIF information To hide this information click the EXIF button again 146 Slide Shows Slide shows are a great way to enjoy pictures stored on your Thecus IP storage You can click on the Start Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner to start the slide show lr c l iacira
13. Display Mode Display Mode tem Description O 1 1 Host Name Current host name of the system WAN LAN1 Current WAN LAN1 IP setting Current RAID status RAID Current RAID status The Thecus IP storage will rotate these messages every one two seconds on the LCD display USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital cameras to the Thecus IP storage by press button To use USB copy follow the steps below 1 Plug your USB device into an available USB port on the Front end 2 In Display Mode press the Down Button VY 3 The LCD will display USB Copy 4 Press Enter 1 and the Thecus IP storage will start copying USB disks connected to the front USB port 5 All of data will be copied into system folder named USB copy Management Mode During setup and configuration the LCD will be in Management Mode To enter into Management Mode press Enter J and an Enter Password prompt will show on the LCD At this time the administrator has to enter the correct LCD password System will check whether the correct LCD password has been entered The default LCD password is 0000 If correct password is entered you will enter into the Management Mode menu Management Mode Item Description Change Admin Passwd Change administrator s password for LCD operation Reset to Default Reset system to factory defaults Exit Management Mo
14. Frame Support 23 N4200 series The N4200 rear panel features ports and connectors Power Connector USB Ports E eSATA Ports 2 E WAN Port LAN Port Back Panel Item Description For connect the power adaptor e WAN LAN1 Port e WAN LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router LAN2 Port e LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router USB Ports T e USB 2 0 ports for storage expansion eSATA Ports e eSATA port for high speed storage expansion N5200XXX The N5200XXX rear panel features ports and connectors Back Panel y temm switch or a router switch or router 4 eSATA Port e eSATA port for high speed external storage expansion 5 USB Port e USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disks and USB printers 6 System Fan e System fan that exhausts heat from the unit 7 Power Connector e Connect the included power cord to this connector N5500 The N5500 rear panel features ports and connectors 3 Serial Port e This port is for an external UPS device 4 I 5 Back Panel Item q Descipio switch or router switch or router 3 Serial Port e This port is for external UPS device 4 eSATA Port e eSATA port for high speed storage expansion 5 USB Port Type A e USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB d
15. ISO Mount H Storage _ Disks Q RAD o8 Space Allocation Stackable 5 ISO Mount m Share Folder Disks Information From the Storage menu choose the Disks item and the Disks Information screen appears From here you can see various items about installed SATA hard disks Blank lines indicate that a SATA hard disk is not currently installed in that particular disk slot NOTE e The screen shot below just example from Thecus IP Storage The disk slots can from 4 to 8 depend on the model of Thecus IP storage 66 Disks Information Disk No Capacity MB Model Firmware Status Bad Block Scan l 476 940 WDC WD5003ABYX 0 01 0 Detected P Click to start 2 476 940 WDC WD5003ABYX 0 01 0 i Detected b Click to start 3 476 940 WDC WD5003ABYX 0 01 0 29 Detected P Click to start 4 NA NA NA NA NA Total Capacity 1430820 MB Disk Power Management Disk Power Management OFF Y Minute Apply Disks Information Item J Description o o Indicates the status of the disk Can read OK Warning or Failed Bad Block scan Yes to start scan Bad Block Total Capacity Shows the total SATA hard disk capacity Disk Power The administrator can set the disk to power down after a period of Management inactivity va When the Status shows Warning it usually means there are bad sectors on the hard disk It is shown only as a precaution and you should consider changing the drives S M A R T Information On the Disks Inf
16. LS AU MIR LL Ed EA 118 Application Server ioco a aono e oO GO Go a C GG CC E 119 UNESA SEINEN aea eue MEIN INE LEM I D M aed Geena 119 Module T stellgtloki eed sias eR NE EORR DEUS DESI PET 119 Auto Module Installquoh issu ce ocio ad a s Rad Ua s 120 Backup sesscsak sa VkAVE Essa xn ERR EOD OUO ewe aa aa ue ox GC ROGO OW ERR RR 121 INSVNG Does not apply to the 3x series osse sets errai eror ed apad vocate iH bui DR uin 121 Nsync Target Does not apply to the 3X series eeseeeeeen nnn nnn nnn 124 Dual DOM Not available on N3200XXX N0503 N4200Eco N7700 N8800 NAS 124 sync Farget For the 3x Series cusetdetctkevue dme utes ta uu aus fcu os DEO aU DU EN AR 125 RSYNC For thie 3X Seres wes tuse salsa ar Mardi uM IM M LE LI EE 126 ThecusBackup UUI Ss ccce sao UPERYRERTEHRINM NSATDRERCUUPTIERCIUPERS HA PRTIPRISPRTAUIE 127 WIRGOWS XP Data Backup siccis a pe EX Ri Ra a be Hac hai pb de eR 128 Apple OS X Backup UUItIGS ves suci oe ouo ctn ERRANT CINUSS Fono Eos Eu TER EROR uk 129 External DEVIC Citi iiio ires saxx vex aaa Lr WR 129 PADCE IDFOPmialloEDisesseossvte s Seti recen rRT RE REX duet S2 DER Ub RU pH Ed E RET e Saxa Ao TE 129 UPS SCC eet sare ME LL SII n SIS eL IE 135 Chapter 5 Using Thecus IP Storage s 136 OVerVIe W vos usua veux u eMe Enea ieee aided MR E Gd V E aq Ewa V OR M RR D 136 Login Pagei isnsiii mias unsxaun VEN auEFDOUAECU UM S aia 136 Using the Web Disk Does not apply to
17. Push to enter LCD administrator password to access basic system setting 12 Escape Button ESC e Push to leave the current LCD menu 13 LCD Display e Displays current system status and warning messages 14 HDD Trays e Five 3 5 SATA HDD trays e Locks are provided for added security 14 N7700 Series The Thecus N7700 series front panel has the device s controls indicators and hard disk trays 14 m O01 amp GOR eee eee lMIlIlllalc5kEIII EE NM MV Ml M I NM ll lr lll ol Ell lll EE NNNM I X ll lll MM eee ll MEI lll llc1 22 0 101 M11 MI lg llo 1 eee IN ll ggcllF Jl rli eee eee 121 I1 M Ill 22 0M 211 M11 MU ld lllcdq e 21 1 2 1 1 MI Mg lI MEM M M o X ol I M OIN M rl 11 ELEM M ll LIII I LII 3 E al II I II III ELI s sagts I I II I IX VIII JA NE NM A v oJ ESC 9101112 Front Panel Description 1 Power LED e Solid blue System is power on 2 System LED e Solid orange system is being upgraded or system startup data currently inaccessible 3 WAN LAN1 LED e Solid green network link e Blinking green network activity 4 LAN2 LED e Solid green network link e Blinking green network activity e Solid blue files are being copied from a USB storage device 5 USB Copy LED 6 eSATA link LED e Solid blue external eSATA device has connected 7 USB Port e USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disks 8 Power Button 9 Up Button A e Power on off N7700 e Push to scroll
18. RAID 1 segments Under certain circumstances RAID 10 array can sustain up to 2 simultaneous drive failures Excellent solution for applications that would have otherwise gone with RAID 1 but need an additional performance boost JBOD Although a concatenation of disks also called JBOD or Just a Bunch of Disks is not one of the numbered RAID levels it is a popular method for combining multiple physical disk drives into a single virtual one As the name implies disks are merely concatenated together end to beginning so they appear to be a single large disk As the data on JBOD is not protected one drive failure could result total data loss Stripe Size The length of the data segments being written across multiple hard disks Data is written in stripes across the multiple hard disks of a RAID Since multiple disks are accessed at the same time disk striping enhances performance The stripes can vary in size 160 Disk Usage When all disks are of the same size and used in RAID Thecus IP storage disk usage percentage is listed below RAID 6 n 2 n x 100 RAID 1 JBOD 100 n HDD number 161 Appendix C Active Directory Basics Overview With Windows 2000 Microsoft introduced Active Directory ADS which is a large database information store Prior to Active Directory the Windows OS could not store additional information in its domain database Active Directory also solved the problem of locating resources whic
19. RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume The data is WARNING unrecoverable Expanding a RAID To expand a RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 6 volume follow the steps below 1 Replace one of the hard drives in the RAID volume and allow it to automatically rebuild 2 Once rebuilt you can continue to replace any remaining disks in the RAID array 3 When you are done replacing hard drives log on to Web Management Navigate to Storage RAID to open the RAID Configuration screen 4 On the RAID Information screen and click Edit to open the RAID Configuration screen 5 Onthe RAID Configuration screen click Expand NOTE RAID expansion did not support file system created by ZFS 75 RAID Configuration RAID Information Unused 86 59 GB 60 Expand Capacity 86 59 GB Migrating a RAID Once a RAID volume has been created you may want to move it to other physical drives or change the RAID array all together To migrate a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 6 volume follow the steps below 1 From the RAID Configuration screen click Migrate RAID 2 A list of possible RAID migration configurations will be listed Select the desired migration scheme and click Apply 3 The system will begin migrating the RAID volume HAID Informabon Expand Migrate RAID Migrate RAID MODE Disk Ho Capacity ME Mode Status Usec Avalabie Disk 1 1 907 729 DC D2002 OK F 1 307 729 WDC YD2002 O
20. Writable Local Groups w JP Search Name Name Name users 94 E Reconnect a Stack Target The enabled stack target devices may be disconnected by situations such as power outages or network disconnects When this happens the Reconnect button will available To attempt to reconnect the stack target click Reconnect Stack Target List o Add ds Edit 9 Remove Xr Export share name IP Capacity Used Total Status Description ign isesi 172 16 65 157 0GB 0 1 GB Disable ign 2009 05 co1 Stack Target Lict Add Edit x Remove P Reconnect Export share name IP Capacity Used Total Status Description ign iscsi 172 16 65 157 0GB 0 1 GB Disable iqn 2009 05 co Success xX i You have successfully reconnect to the stack folder iscsi ISO Mount The ISO Mount feature is very useful tool from Thecus products With it users can mount an ISO file and having export name to display all details from mounted ISO file From the main menu the ISO Mount feature is located under Storage Please refer the figure below for reference Select on the ISO mount function and you will have the screen shot appear as following ISO Mount lv E I 1 Mounted Path ISO Path ISO Size No iso mount information to display Paze 1 of 1 Description Maximum 30 ISO files can be mounted tn total 95 A Add a ISO file From the figure above select ISO file from drop down share list ISO Mount nsvnc usbhd
21. You may have problems mapping a network drive under the following conditions 1 The network folder is currently mapped using a different user name and password To connect using a different user name and password first disconnect any existing mappings to this network share 2 The mapped network drive could not be created because the following error has occurred Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user using more than one user name are not allowed Disconnect all previous connections to the server or shared resource and try again To check out existing network connections type net use under the DOS prompt You may refer the URL below for more network mapping information http esupport thecus com support index php m downloads amp _a viewdownload amp downloaditemid 57 amp nav 0 Restoring Factory Defaults From the System menu choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears Press Apply to reset Thecus IP storagefactory default settings 156 Problems with Time and Date Settings The administrator is able to select an NTP Server to keep Thecus IP storage time synchronized However if Thecus IP storage can not access the Internet you may encounter a problem when setting the Time and Time Zone If this happens 1 Login to the Web Administration Interface 2 Navigate to System Management Time 3 Under NTP Server select No 4 Set the Date Time and Time Z
22. and double click the CD icon in My Computer 2 When the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen appears click Perform Additional Tasks 3 Click Browse this CD 4 In Windows Explorer navigate to ValueAdd gt Msft gt Ntbackup 128 5 Double click Ntbackup msi to install the backup utility Once installed you can use the Windows Backup Utility by following the steps below 1 Click Start and point to All Programs gt Accessories gt System Tools gt Backup to start the wizard 2 Click Next to skip past the opening page Choose Backup files and settings from the second page and then click Next 3 Select which option you want to back up 4 Click Next and in the Backup Type Destination and Name page specify a back up location using the Browse button 5 Find and select the drive that specifies your Thecus IP storage as your backup destination and click Next 6 Click Next to display the wizard s final page and click Finish to start backing up Apple OS X Backup Utilities Mac OS X does not include any backup software However there are a number of backup solutions available for the Mac OS X including iBackup Psyncx iMSafe Rsyncx Folder Synchronizer X Tri BACKUP Impression Intego Personal Backup SilverKeeper and Apple s dotMac Backup utility to name just a few To find even more freeware and shareware backup utilities to choose from go to VersionTracker or MacUpdate and search on backup Exte
23. and even create their own albums right on the Thecus IP storage You will see your own photo gallery and all public photo albums on the network To manage any picture files you must first select the item by clicking the box then entering your user name and password to log in to the photo server T i Thecus Creator in Storage i VPMMACITVSOLELICORTI Phoios ain s album Protect sc Secure Data Windows XP Publishing Wizard There are many ways for a local user to upload pictures into their photo album Users of Windows XP can upload their pictures using the Windows XP Publishing Wizard 1 Click on the XP Publishing Wizard icon on top right core Mol 2 The XP Web Publishing Wizard Client screen appears Click on the link to install the Publishing Wizard 139 T is Thecus Creator In Storage a AAPA ER SLL com HADO WA o4 00 P rotect vour Source Secure four Data 3 Windows XP will ask whether you want to run or save this file Click Save to save the register file File Download Security Warning Do you want to run or save this file Mame xPPublish reg Type Registration Entries 377 bytes From 172 16 66 158 While files from the Internet can be useful this file type can potentially harm your computer IF vou da nat trust the source do nat run or save this software What s the risk 4 Once the register file is installed use the Windows file manager to browse the folder that contains the pi
24. and the Schedule Power On Off screen appears To designate a schedule for the Thecus IP storage to turn on and Off first enable the feature by checking the Enable Schedule Power On Off checkbox Then simply choose an on and off time for each day of the week that you would like to designate a schedule by using the various dropdowns Finally click Apply to save your changes 5 On Off Schedule Enable Scheduled On Off Action Time Action Time Sunday v v v v Monday v v v v Tuesdav v v v v Wednesday v v S Thursday v v v v Friday v v v v Saturday v v v v Apply Example Monday On 8 00 Off 16 00 System will turn on at 8 00 AM on Monday and off at 16 00 on Monday System will turn on for the rest of the week If you choose an on time but do not assign an off time the system will turn on and remain on until a scheduled off time is reached or if the unit is shutdown manually Example Monday On 8 00 System will turn on at 8 00 AM on Monday and will not shut down unless powered down manually You may also choose two on times or two off times on a particular day and the system will act accordingly Example Monday Off 8 00 Off 16 00 System will turn off at 8 00 AM on Monday System will turn off at 16 00 PM on Monday if it was on If the system was already off at 16 00 PM on Monday system will stay off Administrator password From the menu choose the Administrator Password item and
25. developed by Greg Roelofs and contributors for the book PNG The Definitive Guide published by O Reilly and Associates This product includes software developed by the NetBSD Foundation Inc and its contributors This product includes software developed by Yen Yen Lim and North Dakota State University This product includes software developed by the Computer Systems Engineering Group at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory This product includes software developed by the Kungliga Tekniska H gskolan and its contributors This product includes software developed by the Nick Simicich This product includes software written by Tim Hudson tjh cryptsoft com This product includes software developed by Christopher G Demetriou for the NetBSD Project 163 CGIC License Terms Basic License CGIC copyright 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 by Thomas Boutell and Boutell Com Inc Permission is granted to use CGIC in any application commercial or noncommercial at no cost HOWEVER this copyright paragraph must appear on a credits page accessible in the public online and offline documentation of the program Modified versions of the CGIC library should not be distributed without the attachment of a clear statement regarding the author of the modifications and this notice may in no case be removed Modifications may also be submitted to the author for inclusion in the main CGIC distribution GNU General Public License Vers
26. install automatically Click Finish once completed Software Update Installation Wizard Completing the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Installation Wizard You have successfully completed the iscsi200 Setup Wizard To close this wizard click Finish 7 Start the iSCSI Initiator by double clicking its icon on the desktop The iSCSI Initiator properties window will appear Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 8 Select the Discovery tab Under Target Portals click Add iSCSI Initiator Properties Target Portals Address Part Adapter IP Addr ISNS Servers Name 9 Enter the IP address of Thecus IP storage Click OK 150 Add Target Portal Type the IP address or DNS name and socket number of the portal you want to add Click Advanced to select specific settings For the discovery session to the portal IP address or DNS name Port MICE OK IAA GO 3260 10 On the iSCSI Initiator Properties window select the Targets tab With the iSCSI target highlighted click Log On The Log On to Target dialogue will appear iSCSI Initiator Properties General Discovery Targets Persistent Targets Bound Volumes Devices Select a target and click Log On to access the storage devices for that target Click details to see information about the sessions connections and devices for that target Targets Name ign 2007 05 com thecus RAID iscsi0 vg0 test Inactive
27. mode Submit files containing user names passwords and group names separated by comma without any space each line represents one user ex Studenti password student group Quota The User Quota system provides a way of limiting users available storage capacity Setting a user quota gives a given user a given amount of space on EACH RAID partition For example if there are 3 RAID partitions and a user has a user quota of 300MB the user can store 300MB of data on EACH RAID partition or a total of 900MB of data The framework keeps track of the total amount of data a user has used across different folders and functions such as the photo server User Quota Quota Support User Quota T Enzbls ie Disable Quota setting Local Doers e LocalUsers Name Quota Site MB RAID 4 m al A Description Flesse click the fald of Crutoa Size to chanaga the User Quota The marimen recon af user list i 100 You con search seme tor store wears in ipe Het 113 Network Service Setup and manage protocols such as Samba CIFS FTP and HTTP Web Disk and other network services E Netwotk Service Samba CIFS There are 5 options is currently allow Admin to Enable Disable to operate Thecus IP storage associated with Samba CIFS protocol With the option changed it will need to reboot system to activate r Samba CIFS Samba Service 9 Enable Disable File Access Cache 9 Enable Di
28. number is default 80 HTTPs Secure WebDisk Enable or disable secure WebDisk support Enter the port if this Support option is enabled e Disable HTTP support and Enable Secure HTTP support to guarantee secure access UPnP This device supports UPnP Media server which allows users to play media files with UPnP client ex DMA devices Enable or disable Universal Plug and Play protocol UPnP helps to find the IP address of Thecus IP storage UPnP Enable e Disable Description Bonjour Setting Bonjour is Apple Inc s trade name for its implementation of Zeroconf a service discovery protocol Bonjour locates devices such as printers as well as other computers and the services that those devices offer on a local network using multicast Domain Name System service records This definitive guide walks you through Bonjour zero configuration networking with a complete description of the protocols and technologies used to create Bonjour enabled applications and devices Bonjour Setting Bonjour service Enable C Disable 118 Application Server Thecus IP storage support iTunes server functionality Module Installation and Auto Module Installation The iTunes server function allows you to play music files from your NAS through iTunes on your computer The following section shows you how d Application Server H iTunes Module Installation af Auto Module Installation iT unes Server With
29. of lost data lost profits and the cost of the installation or removal of any THECUS products the installation of replacement THECUS products and any inspection testing or redesign caused by any defect or by the repair or replacement of Products arising from a defect in any THECUS products Users can now register their Thecus NAS online Simply go to the online registration page and enable the registration function The registration page states what system information will be kept in the archive Users will receive firmware upgrade and module release notice regularly I agree Don t show this message next time OR Following by disclaim page you will see the Web Administration Interface From here you can configure and monitor virtually every aspect of the Thecus IP storage from anywhere on the network My Favorite The user interface with My Favorite shortcut is allowed user to designate often used items and have them display on the main screen area The figure below displays 12 default favorite functions tr My favorite b Shutdown aa Logout il Status tj System Log e E Online Registration mecs oem A Fae General Notifications 4 Syslog Management l UXOR x System Management WO a d Scheduled On Off Disks ig System Network 1 Storage WU n ea User and Group Authentication a Network Service n E Application Server Space Allocation Share Folder U
30. power on off With this feature administrator can set at what time to turn on or off the system This feature is a big plus for people who want to conserve energy Wake On LAN enables administrator to remotely turn on the system without even leaving their own seat To schedule system on and off refer to Chapter 4 System Management gt Scheduled Power On Off Package Contents The Thecus IP storage should contain the following common items e System Unit x1 QIG Quick Installation Guide x1 CD Title x3 Acronics backup CD Twonky media server CD amp Universal CD Ethernet Cable x1 Accessory bag x1 HDD Compatibility list Card x1 Multiple Languages Warranty Card x1 Power cord x1 Your N3200XXX package should contain additional items e 3 5 HDD rail x6 Power Adaptor Power cord x1 Your N0503 package should contain additional items e 3tob5 HDD cage x1 Installed e 3 5 HDD rail x6 Power Adaptor Power cord x1 Your N4200 series package should contain additional items e Power adapter Power cordx1 Your N5500 package should contain additional items e USB Cable A B Type x1 Your 1U4200XXX package should contain additional items e Power Cord B 1U4200XXXRx1 Your 1U4600 package should contain additional items e Power Cord B 1U4600Rx1 e USB Cable A B Type x1 Your N8800 N8200XXX series package should contain additional items e Power Cord x1 Please check to see if your package is complete If yo
31. pressing the action button Bandwidth Setting Bandwidth control on Nsync tasks Add Nsync Task From the Nsync screen click Add to display the Add Nsync Task screen Nsync x Add Nsync Task Task name Neye imk 1 Target Server Manufacturer m HAS t Legacy FTP Serer C Hatke Bayne Server y Hoan Mode i Synchronize Compare source and target then delete unexist files C Incremental Copy fle from source to tanget Target Server IP address Share Folder mm bane Authorzed Usemame on Target Server Password on Target Server Test Connection Tast Connection Schedule Enable Desa Add Nsync Task 122 Item Description The name of your Nsync task Target Server Select replication to method it has 3 options can choose from Manufacturer NAS To other Thecus IP storage with security tunnel build up Legacy FTP To the 3 party FTP server or Thecus IP storage while it has acted as FTP server Native Rsync Server Using rsync to replicate data to other Thecus IP storage Nsync Mode Synchronize mode or Incremental mode Target Server IP The IP address of your target server Address Source Folder The share folder you want to backup Authorized Username The account name on the target server on Target Server Password on Target The password for the username on the target server Server Test Connection Click to check the connection to the Target Server Schedule Ena
32. the built in iTunes server capability Thecus IP storage enables digital music to be shared and played anywhere on the network From the Application Server menu choose the iTunes item and the iTunes Configuration screen appears You may enable or disable the iTunes Service from here Once enabled enter correct information for each field and press Apply to save your changes iTunes Configuration iTunes Enable Disable Server Name Password Rescan Interval v MP3 Tag Encode v Apply See the following table for detailed descriptions of each field iTunes Configuration Item Descipion 9 iTunes Enable or disable the iTunes Service Server Name Name used to identify Thecus IP storage to iTunes clients Password Rescan Interval ID3 tags will be sent out in UTF 8 format Once the iTunes service is enabled Thecus IP storage will make all music located in the Music folder available for iTunes equipped computers on the network Module Installation From the Application Server menu choose the Module Installation item and the Module Management screen appears From here you can install separate software modules to extend the functionality of your Thecus IP storage 119 Module File E Module Management Enable Type Name Version Description Last Status Action Auto Module Installation Or choose the Auto Module Installation item and the available system Module scr
33. up when using the LCD display 10 Down Button W e Push to enter USB copy operation screen 11 Enter Button e Push to enter LCD operate password for basic system setting 12 Escape Button e Push to leave the current LCD menu ESC 13 LCD Display e Displays current system status and warning messages 14 HDD Trays e Seven 3 5 SATA HDD trays e Locks are provided for added security 15 1U4200XXX The Thecus 1U4200XXX front panel has the device s controls indicators and hard disk trays Up Button Enter Button Locator Button Power Button Reset Button cQ ww Down Button Escape Button PWR LED Busy LED Error LED LAN LED MUTE Button USB Port Front Panel LCD Display e Displays the current system status and warning messages e Displays hostname WAN LAN1 LAN2 IP addresses RAID status and current time Up Button A e Push to scroll up when using the LCD display Down Button W e Push to scroll down when using the LCD display Enter Button 1 e Push to confirm information entered into the LCD display Escape Button ESC e Push to leave the current LCD menu Locator Button e Turns on the LED backlight USB Port e USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as digital cameras USB disks and USB printers PWR LED e Solid Blue System is powered on Busy LED e Blinking orange system startup or system maintenance data currently inaccessible Error LED Solid Red System alert Redundant power or system fan failure
34. 1 0 10 0 O System Information Current system status of the Thecus IP storage System Management Various Thecus IP storage system settings and information various services of the Thecus IP storage Thecus IP storage User and Group Authentication Allows configuration of users and groups Network Service Setup and manage protocols such as Samba CIFS AFP NFS FTP and other network services Application Server Printer Server and iTunes Server to set up of the Thecus IP storage Category of Backup Features set up of the Thecus IP storage External Device Thecus IP storage support printer serving and UPS backup power supplies Moving your cursor over any of these items will display the dropdown menu selections for each group In the following sections you will find detailed explanations of each function and how to configure your Thecus IP storage 49 Message Bar You can get information about system status quickly by moving mouse over Message Bar Htm status Description O O OO O RAID Information Display the status of created RAID volume Click to go to RAID information page as short cut Disks Information Display the status of disks installed in the o system Click to go to Disk information page as short cut FAN Display system FAN Status Click to go to rs System Status page as short cut Net Green The system is connected to the Internet II Red The system is unable to connect to the Intern
35. 10 0 O Host Name WAN LAN1 LAN2 Link Aggregation CPU Fan 2009 05 22 12 00 Current system time Current RAID status The N4200 series will rotate these messages every one two seconds on the OLED display 43 Typical Setup Procedure From the Web Administration Interface you can begin to setup your Thecus IP storage for use on your network Setting up the Thecus IP storage typically follows the five steps outlined below For more on how to use the Web Administration Interface see Chapter 4 Web Administration Interface Step 1 Network Setup From the Web Administration Interface you can configure the network settings of the Thecus IP storage for your network You can access the Network menu from the menu bar For details on how to configure your network settings refer to Chapter 4 System Network Step 2 RAID Creation Next administrators can configure their preferred RAID setting and build their RAID volume You can access RAID settings from the menu bar of the Web Administration Interface by navigating to Storage Management RAID Configuration For more information on configuring RAID see Chapter 4 System Management RAID Configuration Don t know which RAID level to use Find out more about the different RAID levels from Appendix B RAID Basics Step 3 Create Local Users or Setup Authentication Once the RAID is ready you can begin to create local users for Thecus IP storage or choose to setup authentic
36. 2 17 49 N4200PRO PM User admin logged in from 172 16 64 153 N4200PRO PM The system N4200PRO PM RAID is healthy now N4200PRO PM Syslog service stop N4200PRO PM N4200PRO PM boot N4200PRO PM mdadm dev md1 has been started with 3 drives N4200PRO PM Disk sdc UUIDf raid5 d8414dbc 5734bdcc 270dc66 fe2b4200 Thu Oct 28 18 16 56 2 2010 12 22 09 44 54 2010 12 22 09 44 52 2010 12 22 09 44 52 2010 12 22 09 44 49 2010 12 22 09 44 49 2010 12 22 09 44 49 4200PRO PM Disk sdb UUID ra d5 d8414dbc 5734bdcc 270dc66 fe2b4200 Thu Oct 28 18 16 56 2 2010 12 22 09 44 49 4200PRO PM Disk sda UUID raid5 d8414dbc 5734bdcc 270dc66 fe2b4200 Thu Oct 28 18 16 56 2 2010 12 22 09 44 49 N 200PRO PM Syslog service stop 2010 12 22 09 44 49 2010 12 22 09 44 19 2010 12 22 09 44 19 4200PRO PM Assemble RAID md1 from dev sda2 dev sdb2 dev sdc2 2010 12 22 09 44 19 K 4 Paget Displaying logs 1 13 of 24 Time 2009 05 23 134451 l Sort Ascending 7 2009 05 25 13 41 20 z Sort Descending 9M unavailable 2000 0325 133624 5500 dualll found UPS is unavailable 2000 05 25 13 31 24 O Columns J Time was ccaddide 2000 05 23 13 26 18 5300 dual l The syste Logs Information unavailable 2009 05 25 13 21 13 5500 dual01 The svstem n5500 dual0T found UPS is unavailable 2009 05 25 13 16 08 5300 dual l1 The system n3300 dualll found UPS is unavailable 2009 05 23 13 12 28 5300 dual01 User admin log
37. 3 no usbhdd usbcopy RAIDI ext3 no usbcopy naswebsite RAIDJ ext3 yes naswebsite 2 iTunes music RAIDJ ext3 yes ilIunes music LL BONNY RAIDJ ext3 yes v r ie Info x The setting has been changed carry on with press Yes for confirmation 100 All the data stored in the folder will be deleted once the folder is deleted WARNING The data will not be recoverable NFS Share To allow NFS access to the share folder enable the NFS Service and then set up hosts with access rights by clicking Add Config NFS share x Mount point raid data nzync amp Q Edt Remove Host Name Privilege OS Support ID Mapping Mount point raid data nzync Host Name XXX XXX XXX XXX Privilege Read Only Q Writable OS Support Unix Linux System AIX Allow source port gt 1024 ID Mappine Guest system root account will have full access to this share root root t t t will be n to anonyt aser m 1ogrou I All User on guest system will be mapped to anonymous user nobody nogroup on NAS NFS Share Item Description O 1 0 Enter the name or IP address of the host Host has either read only or writeable access to the folder Guest System Support There are two selections available Unix Linux System e AIX Allow source port gt 1024 Choose the one which best fits your needs IO Mapping There are three selections available 101 Guest syst
38. 38 5 Login with the administrator account and password The default account and password are both admin Setup Wizard jeg IP Storage Appliance Version 2 0 4 Device Login System Discovery p System RR mo y Admin ID admin 4 Login RENS 3 Network Password ek kek Configuration 3 Change Password A 3 Complete Bak Net Exit 6 Name your Thecus IP storage and configure the network IP address If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server configuring the Thecus IP storage to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended You may also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually Setup Wizard zT IP Storage Appliance od 3 Device Network Configuration Discovery Version 2 0 4 Host Name NSSOD E Login PT System s siia OFixedIP DHCP SIME IP Setting Configuration ess 172 16 64 222 3 Change x 2e oee Password 255 latte tewa 172 16 66 135 3 Complete em 4 Device Change Password Discovery Version 2 0 4 3 Login System 3 Network 7 Configuration New Password Confirm Again 4 Change Password 3 Complete 39 8 Finished Access the Thecus IP storage Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button You can also configure another Thecus I
39. 48C I HP Deskjet 6500 Series EF up Neck tot cone is di i If your printer model is not listed please contact your printer manufacturer for help 7 Windows will attempt to connect to the printer Connecting to http 172 16 66 64 631 printers usb printer 8 You can choose to set this printer as the default printer by checking the Set as the default printer box Click Next to continue Type a printer name Printer name l usb printer on http 172 16 66 64 631 V Eet as the default printer This printer has been installed with the HP Deskjet 6500 Series driver 9 Done Click Finish You ve successfully added usb printer on http 172 16 66 64 631 To see if the printer is working correctly or to see troubleshooting information for the printer print a test page 134 UPS Setting The Thecus IP storage can also support various uninterruptible power supply unit via either Serial or USB interface depend on model to provide extra data security and accessibility in the case of a power failure From the Status menu choose the UPS item and the UPS Setting screen appears Make any changes you wish and press Apply to confirm changes UPS Setting UPS monitoring Enable Disable Manufacture v Model A means the product has been tested for Compatibility Battery Status WA Power N A Seconds between power failure and first notification i Seconds between subsequence power failur
40. 7 Troubleshooting located in this manual You can also try to ensure that you are using the latest firmware version for your Thecus IP storage Thecus is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers Our newest firmware is available on our Download Center http www thecus com download php If you are still experiencing problems with your Thecus IP storage or require a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA feel free to contact technical support via our Technical Support Website http www thecus com support tech php Customers in the US should send all technical support enquiries to the US contact window included in the following web page http www thecus com support tech php For Sales Information you can e mail us at sales thecus com Thank you for choosing Thecus Thecus 158 Appendix B RAID Basics Overview A Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID is an array of several hard disks that provide data security and high performance A RAID system accesses several hard disks simultaneously which improves I O performance over a single hard disk Data security is enhanced by a RAID since data loss due to a hard disk failure is minimized by regenerating redundant data from the other RAID hard disks Benefits RAID improves I O performance and increases data security through fault tolerance and redundant data storage Improved Performance RAID provides access to several hard disk drives simul
41. Accounts and Family Safety e Set up parental controls for any user Add or remove user accounts System and Maintenance Get started with Windows Back up your computer Classic View Security Check for updates Check this computer s security status e Allow a program through Windows Firewall Appearance and Personalization Change desktop background Change the color scheme Adjust screen resolution e Network and Internet View network status and tasks Set up file sharing i Hardware and Sound 7 Play CDs or other media automatically Mouse Additional Options Pr Recent Tasks ki dendi R Uninstall a program Printer Change startup programs Clock Language and Region Change keyboards or other input methods Change display language Ease of Access Let Windows suggest settings Optimize visual display eof aA Il 2 Click the right mouse button in anywhere on the Printers folder and then select Add Printer Documents Status Comments Location Favonte Links F D gt Fa Microsoft XPS Document Documents r A l Writer E Pictures Ready 2 0 41 Music More View Folders Sort By BE Desktop Group By B fae Stack By d Public Refresh iM Computer Network Paste Control Panel Paste Shortcut Z Additional Opt Undo Copy Ws Appearance ar D Clock Langua Run as administrator o Ease of Access mh Hardware and aj AutoPlay ua Personalizati w Power Optio Add Printe
42. C RR GC aeaaea AANA 51 General ThftormaetloPbosaesvs bti bYa VwR E ERE VOR CH TIE PHI oU PI TOR Prod PM ce Vds 51 SV SCI Service Status sirota rT o tuas Mea vM CHDEERELPIIEPERE MISI Raph ERE REPE Ss 51 LOG S pabuli DR usd ALIM LM VEL MESE IM ME 52 Online Registel sexuels bocas ice sitos wa uda MWh cna cria WE Ua 53 Syslog Meatisdgeltiellb ied e edes rd dread opa SUE ane Ire can t dre da are EA 54 System Management 11 1 9 232 s a aaa aaa a Naa AA Aa EA M ECEEEE MU E R MES 55 Date and Time System Date and settings eese 55 Notification CONT GUEAUION esses ences bus d padece medianas eeu cp PLC x E AE 56 Firmware Upgrade xk E 57 Schedule POWSEF OI ON sacsketorietiatattar eR a see atoncbisitiee estanenetaees 57 Administrator BassWOLGcssesoomssmhspere nitor nios EisA RU DM E IRUE IE M CO M Ld 58 COnN MOME T S DIT 59 Factory defaut aem tern pP MM RM C ene bere eee Ror i E 60 REDOOE GC SD EdOWEIss sss diti dasrr EA RERPREVERDIIA ERERCUUPIPIRER AN RS REPE S V PE I ERIRG 60 milzewecidiqgmea s desde e D E 60 Wake Up On LAN AWOL iovis ta S39 Saone art oce daft irat Pa ER vds eant uf 62 SINNMP SUDDOPE zorse aeiee oae rione ss ed Sees Gite Mid te td toos ELI UL UE 62 Ul bogiri Cobiiaurablofi ssioseve asd pha xaotciv SR a ph ERR En es 63 System NetWOFIK isssasvuRRERRREFAVELURMEMUFVRVIERRERERRPERRRESRTXKFIAMEERRERERERESRREREREE EAS 63 Eis ERR Rete rir ree ert ne eae eee eC Tee ner Se UR ere Cr eee 65 DHCP Server CONTOGUPAU
43. CD menu 17 N8200XXX NS800 series The Thecus N8200XXX N8800 series front panel has the device s controls indicators and hard disk trays 7 8910 abbala AS TI YY 7Y11000 1 Yr 99900000 YOO Front Panel Mem Description 4 System fan alarm e Solid red system fan failure notification LED 5 Mute button Mute the system fan alarm 7 Up Button A e Push to scroll up when using the LCD display 8 Down Button W e Push to enter USB copy operation screen 9 Enter Button 1 e Push to enter LCD operate password for basic system setting 10 Escape Button e Push to leave the current LCD menu ESC 6 USB Port USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disks USB printers 18 Hard Disk Trays 1U4200XXX N2200XXX N8200XXX Each of above mentioned models hard disk trays has a lock a latch and two LED indicators Hard Disk Trays tem Description 1 1 0 0 1 HDD Power LED e Solid blue Hard disk is powered on 2 HDD e Blinking green System is accessing data on the hard disk Access Error LED e Solid red HDD fail e Use the lock to physically secure the hard disk to the unit 4 Latch e Use to open and remove or close and secure the tray 5 Handle e Pull to remove the HDD tray 1U4600 N7700 series NS8800series Each of mentioned above models hard disk trays has a lock a latch and two LED indicators Hard Disk Trays tem Description 0 1
44. DDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 1 HDDx6 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx6 to RAID 5 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 1 HDDx7 to RAID 5 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 5 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx4 RAID 5 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 5 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 5 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 5 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 5 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 5 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 5 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 5 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 5 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 5 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 5 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 5 HDDx6 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 5 HDDx6 to RAID 5 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 6 HDDx7 to RAID 6 HDDx8 HDDx16 78 ee d a RAID 6 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 6 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 6 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 6 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 6 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 6 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 6 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx5 to
45. ER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS 168
46. Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN LAN1 port on the back panel of the 1U4200XXX 1U4600 2 Connectthe provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protected socket Press the power supply switch to turn on the power supply If you are installing the 1U4200XXXR 1U4600R be sure to connect both power cables If you do not the system will assume one power supply has failed and an alarm will sound 3 Press the power button on the front panel to boot up the 1U4200XXX 1U4600 35 To connect N7700 series NAS to your network follow the steps below 1 Connect an Ethernet cable from your network W to the WAN LAN1 port on the back panel of the N7700 2 Connectthe provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protected socket Press the power supply switch to turn on the power supply 3 Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the N7700 36 To connect N8200XXX N8800 series NAS to your network follow the steps below 1 Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN LAN1 port on the back panel of the N8200XXX N8800 Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protected socket Press the power supply switch to turn on the power supply 37 Chapter 3 First Ti
47. HDD Power LED e Solid blue Hard disk is powered on 2 HDD e Blinking green System is accessing data on the hard disk Access Error LED e Solid red HDD fail e Use the lock to physically secure the hard disk to the unit 4 Latch e Use to open and remove or close and secure the tray 5 Handle e Pull to remove the HDD tray 19 N4200 series N5200XXX N5500 Each of the N5500 s hard disk trays has a lock a latch and two LED indicators BRE REA SN 1 3 Bn B N E HEN M 4 Hard Disk Trays Description Item e Solid blue Hard disk is powered on No function on N4200 series e Blinking green System is accessing data on the hard disk Access Error LED e Solid red HDD fail No function on N4200 series e Use the lock to physically secure the hard disk to the unit 4 Handle e Pull to remove the HDD tray N3200XXX The N3200XXX only supports 3 5 Serial ATA SATA hard disks To install a hard disk into the N3200XXX follow the steps below 1 Open the front door of the N3200XXX 2 For 3 5 HDD a Get the hard drive rails and place them on either side of the hard drive fitting into the appropriate grooves b Holding the hard drive rails in place slide the hard disks into the N3200XXX until they snap into place c Tighten the thumbscrews 20 N0503 The N0503 supports both 2 5 and 3 5 Serial ATA SATA hard disks To install a hard disk into the N0503 follow the steps below 3 Open front doo
48. K 3 1 907 729 WDC WD2002 Warning m 4 1 907 729 WOC WO2002 OK E 5 1 807 725 WRC VZD2002 OK C 6 1 807 729 WEC WO2002 OK r1 x RAID Level RAD D gt RAID 0 Offine RAID 1 RAID 6 Online 21 RAD 0 gt RAID 5 Offine RAID 5 gt RAID 5 rine RAID 1 gt RAID 0 Ghina RAID amp gt RAD 6 irine LE RAID 3 Onine p 76 NOTE Migrating a RAID volume could take several hours to complete With RAID level migration function the limitation as listed below 1 During RAID level migration it is not allowed reboot or shutdown system 2 The RAID migration from R1 to R5 or R1 to R6 the all services will restart and volumes iSCSI is read only but user data is capable read write during operation The migration scheme below is based on Thecus IP Storage series products in maximum possible combination The other model which has less HDD supported can refer web UI while RAID migration operated 7 Below is a table listing of possible RAID migration schemes RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx3 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 1 H
49. LAN LED e Solid green network link e Blinking green network activity Power Button e Power the 1U4200XXX on off Reset Button e Resets the 1U4200XXX Mute Button e Mutes the system fan alarm Can also be managed through the UI HDD Trays e Four 3 5 SATA HDD trays e Locks are provided for added security 16 1U4600 The Thecus 1U4600 front panel has the device s controls indicators and hard disk trays Escape Button PWR LED Down Button LAN2 LED Power Button Busy LED WAN LAN1 LED Reset Button Up Button USB Port LCD Display Enter Button Busy LED Front Panel WAN LAN1 LED e Solid green network link e Blinking green network activity LAN2 LED e Solid green network link e Blinking green network activity currently inaccessible USB disks and USB printers Power Button e Power on off 1U4600 e Solid blue Device is powered on e Blinking blue eSATA hard disk is connected and active Reset Button e Resets the 1U4600 e Press for five seconds during boot process to reset IP address and admin password e Locks are provided for added security LCD Display e Displays current system status and warning messages e Displays hostname WAN LAN1 LAN2 IP address RAID status and current time Up Button A e Push to scroll up when using the LCD display Down Button W e Push to scroll down when using the LCD display Enter Button 1 e Push to confirm information entered into the LCD display Escape Button ESC e Push to leave the current L
50. Locator LED e Identifies each NAS within a rack mount configuration 29 N8800 series The N8800 rear panel features ports and connectors N8800PRO SP is Single power Back Panel Itm Descipion 4 USB Port e USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disks and USB printers 5 Serial Port e This port is for external UPS device switch or router switch or router 30 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Overview Your Thecus IP storage is designed for easy installation To help you get started the following chapter will help you quickly get your Thecus IP storage up and running Please read it carefully to prevent damaging your unit during installation Before You Begin Before you begin be sure to take the following precautions 1 Read and understand the Safety Warnings outlined in the beginning of the manual 2 If possible wear an anti static wrist strap during installation to prevent static discharge from damaging the sensitive electronic components on the Thecus IP storage 3 Be careful not to use magnetized screwdrivers around the Thecus IP storage s electronic components Cable Connections To connect the N2200XXX to your network follow the steps below 1 Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN LAN1 port on the back panel of the N2200XXX 2 Connect the provided power cord into the power socket on the back panel Plug the other end of the cord into a
51. ON srn rnein exu ur REUPRS VEREREREPATEREPEP anne 66 Storage Management 1 viaicc usui ae sERREREEFERRSSEXWEPRESAREEERS USA KREEEEESUPRRS EE 66 DISKS INTONA U ON vespa totu ERES Sa pupN SEO rit a tatu E UE MA LO RUE 66 RAID Intorrnatlobys s asseds dana tas d UeE a Rave hus essa Per dud Toe ade eL MEE dU 69 Space AIlOCAUION axis UV dRpRpRe RR bR E HEEUEDLPERLET ULTRA RU RARE atu EXTREM 79 ISCSP This PFOVISIODIPIG seite cip e RA M beg Cabo ela MVP DEL c ME ADAM EIE 84 AVANCE ODIOM E 88 StacKIDIE NAS aus Cosmae a a Hua met pur a EE 89 OMNO enara RA EE 95 Shabe FOlIdef oarre a Prada pens vv id dM DAE Ld oa bud Edad 98 Folder and sub folders Access Control List ACL eee 103 User and Group Authentication c eeeee renun ehh hh huno hanh annua uuu uuu 106 BIST Hueso mt 106 Local User Config lablofsssioue ce ocio ot X E VIA ERE DO UEM IUE 108 Local Group ConmgulatiOlkesses deesse puta d fani aa eR o Secure pua facia fut 110 Batch Create Users and GFrOUDS 2 29 ee RRE ER VERE EE Vo RR ERE ERE EM 112 GITE eM 113 Network Service iis iussa dva AVE RVARAREN ER ERERERERERE EVE AE TRENVARERF EE ERE E CEREMA 114 Samba 7 CEEScueat eee E ES SNC S etuer Pise Da i UE phan 114 AFP Apple Network Setup ceu cos Cota a p a E RECS S PER ER EPARRIA ERIS 115 NPS CLUD CERE E E T T TL M 116 mM eR PCR een ee eet ee ates rea nn 116 TEE Mr ENORMES 117 eB WOD p Er 117 EUR ERE DU ICI TE 118 Bonjour SEUN Sasso n eciinu Mp ULLA
52. P storage at this point by clicking the Setup Other Device button Press Exit to exit the wizard Setup Wizard 3 Device Discovery 3 Login System Setup Other Device 3 Network Configuration Start Browser 3 Change Password Complete The Thecus Setup Wizard is designed for installation on systems running Windows XP 2000 vista 7 or Mac OSX or later Users with other operating systems will need to install the Thecus Setup Wizard on a host machine with one of these operating systems before using the unit LCD Operation N5200XXX N5500 1U4200XXX 1U4600 N7700 series N8200XXX N8800 series The mentioned models above are equipped with an LCD on the front for easy status display and setup There are four buttons on the front panel to control the LCD functions LCD Controls Use the Up A Down V Enter and Escape ESC keys to select various configuration settings and menu options for Thecus IP storage configuration The following table illustrates the keys on the front control panel LCD Controls Icon Function Description A Up Button Select the previous configuration settings option v Down Button USB copy confirmation display Enter Enter the selected menu option sub menu or parameter setting ESC Escape Escape and return to the previous menu There are two modes of operation for the LCD Display Mode and Management Mode 40 Display Mode During normal operation the LCD will be in
53. PS 0 04 0 ar OK b click to start a 1 907 729 WDC WD2DOZ2FYPS 0 04 0 ae OK bk Chek to start 6 1 907 729 WOC WOD2002FYP5 0 04 0 or OK bk lick to start 7 1 907 728 WOC WO2002FYPS 0 04 0 Bo OK bk Click to start B 1 907 729 WDC WO2002F PS 0 04 0 Ge OK F Click to start Total Capacity 15261832 MB The testing result will be stay till system reboot with Yet to start displayed as default 68 RAID Information From the Storage menu choose the RAID item and the RAID Information screen appears This screen lists the RAID volumes currently residing on the Thecus IP storage From this screen you can get information about the status of your RAID volumes as well as the capacities allocated for data and iSCSI There is also a graph which represents how the RAID volume is currently allocated RAID Information c Edit Mas ID RAID ions Disks Total Data iSCSI RAID Level TUS Used Capacity Capacity Capacity 7 RAID 5 Health 1 23 9277GB 0 3 GB 852 7 GB N A Eata O iscsi Eunused RAID Information Item Description O volume NOTE All RAID IDs must be unique Status Indicates status of the RAID Can read either Healthy Degraded or Damaged iSCSI Capacity Create a RAID On the RAID Information screen press the create button to go to the CREAT RAID screen In addition to RAID disk information and status this screen lets you make RAID configuration settings Using Create RAID you can select strip
54. Remove the tray with the damaged hard disk N3200XXX NO503 is using HDD rail Unscrew the damaged hard disk and remove it from the tray Slide a new hard disk into the tray and fasten the screws Insert the hard disk tray back into Thecus IP storage until it snaps into place You can also lock it with a key if desired The LED blinks green when the HDD is accessed RAID Auto Rebuild When using RAID 1 5 6 or 10 on Thecus IP storage you can use the auto rebuild function when an error is detected 1 When a hard disk fails the system beeps and or an email notification is sent to specified receivers Check the LCD to see which disk has failed Follow the steps mentioned above to replace the failed hard disk The system automatically recognizes the new hard disk and starts the auto rebuild sequence to resume its status before the hard disk crash 155 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Forgot My Network IP Address If you forget your network IP address and have no physical access to the system you can find out the IP address by either looking directly onto Thecus IP storage LCD panel or by using the setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your Thecus IP storage 1 Start the Setup Wizard and it will automatically detect all Thecus IP storage products on your network 2 You should be able to find the IP address of Thecus IP storage which you have forgotten in the Device Discovery screen Can t Map a Network Drive in Windows XP
55. S eee 154 Firewall Software Configuration c ee ere eee h enhn hh hh nnn uuu n 154 Replacing Damaged Hard Drives co onere eoe n nho nh n nnn hannah 155 Hard Drive Damage suicssctebiicris Er ERE Ram bM Metri see Een 155 Replacing a Hard Drive cssssssseeeeennnnnnnennmmemme nnn nennen 155 RALD Auto Rebulldscu iss eer pha apio tah CE Roa EDO E bln vti Ewa raf en ea 155 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting iisskeeivia iR OR RO RC RDCRER RR ERR CR 156 Forgot My Network IP Address o n nenne enn n nh nnno nnn nha uuu 156 Can t Map a Network Drive in Windows XP 156 Restoring Factory Defaults 2 eee eee enhn n nnn hhhhhh uuu u uuu u uuu 156 Problems with Time and Date Settings eere 157 Dual DOM Supports for Dual Protection eee 157 Appendix A Customer Support eere nnne nnne 158 Appendix B RAID BaSIGS kxectikk ua ad EORR ER QOO M RO ER UC ACA ROO RT OC RR 159 OVerVIG W iusscivbee vENETIRARMEEEERISRRMERRERRRERESRRENRRIRUIMIZERRNL MMNRRERERERREERENRRERULMKEEMIS 159 Benert i eia us uu xe wan ODD CO e e dace dw e asa n CI OE C T T RR RR 159 Improved Performance s daga d ae ei eren Va t rca da da ei even Ta ax 159 DataS CUNY e ner 159 RAID Levels sciisariacticaricacecaeasacasaeasanisans santos sneacesssesadera
56. S Realm i l Ta rename this computer oriai a damain click Properties Properties Note The identification of the computer cannot be changed because The computer is a domain controller Cancel Apply AD Domain Example Work Group Domain domain Name Administrator Xokckckck ck ck ck kk Password The DNS server specified in the WAN LAN1 configuration page should be able to correctly resolve the ADS server name e The time zone setting between Thecus IP storage and ADS should be identical The system time difference between Thecus IP storage and ADS should be less than five minutes The Administrator Password field is for the password of ADS Active Directory Server not Thecus IP storage 107 Local User Configuration From the Accounts menu choose the User item and the Local User Configuration screen appears This screen allows you to Add Edit and Remove local users Local User Configuration amp 3 Add gs Edit Remove User ID User Name Id 4 Pag jof1 D D GP No topics to display Local User Configuration Item Descipton 9 Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local users Press the Edit button to modify a local user Press the Remove button to delete a selected user from the system Add Users 1 Click on the Add button on Local User Configuration screen and Local User Setting screen appears 2 On the Local User Setting screen en
57. S9 8 select the same encoding as your OS here in order to properly view the files and directories on the server Available options are BIG5 HZ GB2312 GB18030 ISO EUC JP SHIFT JIS and UTF 8 Allow Anonymous FTP Upload Download Allow anonymous FTP users to upload or Access download files to from public folders Download Allow anonymous FTP users to download files from 116 public folders No access Block anonymous FTP user access Auto Rename If checked the system will automatically rename files that are uploaded with a duplicate file name The renaming scheme is filename where represents an integer Upload Bandwidth You may set the maximum bandwidth allocated to file uploads Selections include Unlimited 1 2 4 8 16 and 32 MB s Download Bandwidth You may set the maximum bandwidth allocated to file downloads Selections include Unlimited 1 2 4 8 16 and 32 MB s To access the share folder on Thecus IP storage use the appropriate user login and password set up on the Users page Access control to each share folder is set up on the ACL page Storage Management gt Shore Folder gt ACL TFTP Thecus IP storage can act as a TFTP server enabling users to download and upload files with their favorite TFTP programs From the Network Service menu choose the TFTP item and the TFTP screen appears You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings IFIP IFTE Enable D
58. Server in Windows XP SP2 follow the steps below 1 Connect the USB printer to one of the USB ports preferably the rear USB ports front USB ports can be used for external HDD enclosures 2 Goto Start Printers and Faxes 3 Click on File Add Printer 4 The Add Printer Wizard appears on your screen Click Next 5 Select the A network printer or a printer attached to another computer option 6 Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network and enter http Thecus IP storage IP ADDRESS 631 printers usb printer into the URL field 7 Your Windows system will ask you to install drivers for your printer Select correct driver for your printer 130 8 Your Windows system will ask you if you want to set this printer as Default Printer Select Yes and all your print jobs will be submitted to this printer by default Click Next 9 Click Finish e Not all USB printers are supported Please check Thecus website for a list of supported printers e Note that if a multi function all in one printer is attached to the Thecus IP Storage usually only the printing and fax functions will work Other features such as scanning will probably not function 131 Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Windows Vista follow the steps below 1 Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel gO E gt Control Panel gt X Control Panel Home User
59. UIS AMNEM KHU UEK ER EE RE E 22 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ese 31 OVGeFVIOeW ixsskvtxdVkERibta WE E VL VO KEBVEERERREEEEREFVELUOOKERE VERRE EREEERREREEVERTE RUNE 31 Before You Begilusnssssasa aea vaszasaueessdaackuna qe P eM II ELK FER REED CI ERU ERA 31 Cable Connections uisexuc io oan nani aa RE CR GC COR ROCA GR RC RE Ra RE CR ERE CE OR RCRCC COR RR 31 Chapter 3 First Tinie Setup asasen e rans uEERREREA2EWKRVERSEREERERERYFERER RFRPKRE 38 OVerVIe W xcsesssansauuxxvquAMAaF MER KEENE MESE RNEEREAVEFNEENNFANARE SEE ENENEREE QUEEN NENNT ENEME 38 Thecus Setup Wizard visio is vuv d REX OD EE EE EE I Ad iO FO A 38 LCD Operation N5200XXX N5500 1U4200XXX 1U4600 N7700 series N8200XXX N8800 series csrsnsnushuuuuuuuuusuusuusuaRuuR uH 40 LCD Operation N3200XXX N0503 scccccccccsnnnnneeeeeeseeeceeeeneennnnnneeeeeeeeeeeennnnnas 42 OLED Operation N4200 series eee eere eere ohh ununi ununi annu n nnn 43 Typical Setup ProcedUre i viven sai inan iG a CURE RG GC GO ODDO CR ei 44 Chapter 4 System Administration eee eoe 46 OVervIGW xsiskalsukwbRRRMATISTRMR NEM ERRRKERERRRRRERRRI M MINERVNLNMEERRRERERRCRREVERIR A RENE RMNLE 46 Web Administration Interface e eere ee een 46 My FaVON UG ies e rU IEEE 47 Misipiugist FTT 49 Mlsizizts sicQss ue ud XI 50 System Information sees aio oloanio na i Rc aC RC RCEGGRCRCIOR OR CHACO R
60. a Hi Space Alocation Hissi fad Share Folder Durused 5 Stackable I50 Mount RAID Configuration RAID Status Formatting RAID X 9 All current active services will be stopped when RAID is being created Are you sure to create RAID now CE RAID Configuration RAID Setting Successfully All current active services will be stopped when RAID is being created i xi 72 Building a RAID volume may take time depending on the size of hard drives and RAID mode In general while the RAID volume building process is up to RAID Building then the data volume is capable to be accessed WARNING Creating RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume The data is unrecoverable With a RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 6 volume you can also add a spare disk after the RAID is created See Chapter 6 Tips and Tricks gt Adding a Spare Disk for details For more information on RAID see Appendix B RAID Basics RAID Level You can set the storage volume as JBOD RAID O RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 RAID configuration is usually required only when you first set up the device A brief description of each RAID setting follows RAID Levels requires a minimum of 1 disk Provides data striping but no redundancy Improves performance but not data safety RAID O requires a minimum of 2 disks Offers disk mirroring Provides twice the read rate of single disks but same write rate RAID 1 requires a minimum of 2 disk
61. a by drag the horizontal bar The remaining space will be made available for iSCSI 71 8 Selected the file system you like to have for this RAID volume The selection is available from ext3 XFS and ZFS Select ZFS file system while snapshot is needed It is only one ZFS file system allowed to be created per system ZFS file system is only accessible by CIFS SMB not for AFP and NFS users XFS file system is not support folder quota feature RAID Information m Create RAID Disk Ha Capacity MB Model Status Used Spare 1 1 907 729 WDC WD2002 OK ie ial Si 2 1 907 729 WDC VD2002 OK O 3 1 907 729 WDC V D2002 Warning L L 4 1 907 729 WDC VD2002 OK E 3 1 907 720 WDC WO2002 OK E a 6 1 907 729 WDC WO2002 OK r1 r1 a RAID Level JBOD GRADA RAID 1 ORAIDS RADE RAD10 RAID ID RAID K Alow 0 9 a z A Z E Master RAID Take effect after checked box Encryption 3 Password Alow le16 characters Confirm Password Quick Raid rj Enable this setting to enhance RAID creation time ff there is no partition existed inside of hard disk Stripe Size KB Data Percentage 85 35 File System Menu KC hiy favorite LE System Information z RAID Information Qi Pate det li B System Network z Mas qr RAID Status Disks Total Data iSCSI as RAID Level idet Used Capacity Capacity Capa storage e RAD Q0 Formatting 1 2 3722 2 N A MIA j Disks ES RAID E Dat
62. above the Export share name is pmmeeting The figures below show the result before and after via Microsoft Network Access with settings have been completed w172 16 66 186 BRE iE RR RRB ICAM AH J BD Px Has i BALD R 1172 16 66 186 z rd v E 2 i LiF 2 PSE y wm Q KERAS Ra Seife FES eA Bare aR gt ti LireHeeis am PS Cees UPnP ses AYA 3 xa Ribs gh Thecus q RARIS G Bazi Cy Ax C MRENA Lok ensis y cami usbcopy No Stack Target 4 VideoTest t gt a J gt 172 16 66 186 ARE AE WAO BASEA IAM BH J B Pee Dmr E AHED Jw 72 16 66 186 NM m vB Ld Sis Tit 2 sue teuS Kaas Q WEXAR WAS 2 Ae MASHER rd gn RIEF lt 7 i usbhd BEDERA U ee T En Stack target with export b xGDIBM zr share nam I Ribisz gh Thecus E RASIS G Bii y A Oy FORO The Browseable setting will be same method of setting for system share folder It designates whether or not this folder will be visible through web disk You may refer the figures below for reference when Yes and No are selected pmmeeting k gt PRENA uem Add iSCSI Target Add Stack Target X Enable iSCSI Target 7 Enable Disable stackable Target IP 172 16 65 157 ign 19n 2009 05 com thecus FS 15cs10 vel iscsi x Username Password Export share name Limit 0 9 2 2 Descript
63. ad Only Writable Local Groups w jb Search a 2 Name Nam Name Nam users ACL setting Deny Denies access to users or groups who are displayed in this column Read Only Provides Read Only access to users or groups who are displayed in this column Writable Provides Write access to users or groups who are displayed in this column Enable to inherit the access right for all its sub folders To configure folder access follow the steps below 1 On the ACL screen all network groups and users are listed in the left hand column Select a group or user from this list With the group or user selected press one of the buttons from the three access level columns at the top The group or user then appears in that column and has that level of access to the folder Continue selecting groups and users and assigning them access levels using the column buttons To remove a group or user from an access level column press the Remove button in that column When you are finished press Apply to confirm your ACL settings If one user has belonged to more than one group but different privilege than the priority Deny gt Read Only gt Writable To setup sub folders ACL click on symbol to extract sub folders list as screen shot shows below You may carry on with same steps as share level ACL setting 104 Folder Qaa Gea move Lanre bg Folder name b eame D usbndd D L usbcopry b E nasveb
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65. ananrsanaaniensneanenes 159 Appendix C Active Directory Basics eer eeee rr 162 OVerVIe W xod edvuvalat duce RN ERU cee MODEL ei EMEN EM URS ELEM MEE VM UM ELEM Dd EE 162 What is Active DireCtOry oisusunusnaRERESREFRREENEEERRAEERERERREESERRFEEEEREFREEENEEEREAES 162 ADS Benerits uos xvaditexax sake dL EF dn bera dd A VIRR WIN KV MICE ER EFE VR EE M E REIEE EE EMI MR IM 162 Appendix D Licensing Information eere 163 OVGerVIeW xis rd a VR RR ER RGRREKERERREVEERENVELV MEI V EEEREK CREER RERO V Ra E 163 Source Code AvallaDIlILy 4 iissssssaasss dA uFECFECREREEFREFRFRENEFIR REF RA REFEEFERRRRGGg adire 163 CGIC LICENSE Terms iioc e Gc nC CR GRCRGER C ERG aaa A 164 GNU General Public License eeeeeeeeee 164 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus IP Storage Server The Thecus IP storage is an easy to use storage server that allows a dedicated approach to storing and distributing data on a network Data reliability is ensured with RAID features that provide data security and recovery over multiple Terabyte of storage are available using RAID 5 and RAID 6 depending on model Gigabit Ethernet ports enhance network efficiency allowing Thecus IP storage to take over file management functions increase application and data sharing and provide faster data response The Thecus IP storage offers data mobility with a disk r
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67. arget GI Local t Remote Log Level v Remote IP Address 54 System Management The System Management menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use to configure your Thecus IP storage system administration functions You can set up system time system notifications and even upgrade firmware from this menu we EE WI de 5 M Svstem A fanarement bh o E T bilsin eh i d Firmware Upgrade Scheduled On Off Administrator Pas rd THE Lv LETH ii i A CUTY LAGLE OR pot amp Shutdi hay File System Check a Wake On LAN a Date and Time System Date and settings From the Date and time menu choose the item and the screen appears Set the desired Date Time and Time Zone You can also elect to synchronize the system time on Thecus IP storage with an NTP Network Time Protocol Server System Date and Time Settings Date 12 22 2010 3 Time 13 00 Time Zone Asia Taipe v NTP Service Enable Q Disable Sync with an Yes clock isc org v External NTP Servet 7 No Apply See the following table for a detailed description of each item Time Description NTP Server Sync with external NTP Server Sets the system date Sets the system time Sets the system time zone Select Enable to synchronize with the NTP server Select Disable to close the NTP server synchronization Select YES to allow Thecus IP storage to synchronize with an NTP server of your choice Pres
68. ars Space Allocation RAID Information Master ip RAID Status Disks Total Data iSCSI RAID Level E Z Used Capacity Capacity Capacity RAID 5 Healthy 1 2 3 927 7 0 6GB 852 7 GB 46 4 GB Volume Allocation List iSCSI Target iSCSI Thin Provision Target Advance Option O Add 4 Modify Expand Delete du dw Type Name Capacity iSCSI iscsi10 46 4 GB Space Allocation X Create SCSI Volume RAID ID RAID Unused 4 55 148 68 GB Alocation 148 88 GB SCSI Target Volume O Enable i Disable Target Name i mic 09 a z l nin x qn Year 2010 qn Month 08 v LUN TD ja we Authentication C3 CHAP Username Limit 0 9 a2 Az Password Limit 079 gez AZ length between 12 16 Password Confirme OR Description The iSCSI block site can be set under system advance option defauk 5 512 Bytes Please use 4K block sze while more than 2TB capacity wil be configured in Windows XP Please use 512 Bytes block sre for application lke VMware etc 2 Modify your setting Press ok to change 82 Expand Volume The iSCSI volume is now able to expand its capacity from unused space From the volume list simply select the iSCSI volume you like to expand and click the Expand button Space Allocation RAID Information Master Ib RAID Status Disks Total Data iSCSI RAID Level ised Capacity Capacity Capacity T RAID J Healthy Les Bo 0 6 GB 852 7 GB 46 4 GB Volume Allo
69. aswebsite Thecus 01 iso is mounted After you have completed to add ISO then the page will displayed all mounted ISO files 4 jnaswebsite Mounted Path ISO Path ISO Size JBT Seed Andy Weekly Report LJ AMD Thecus 01 J Besttech GT ACS xxx J AMCC Thecus 02 iso J Adobe Acrobat 7 0 Pro ATOM Andy Private naswebsite Thecus 01 naswebsite Thecus 01 1so 102 8MB Ki lt Pagef of 1 gt pj as Displaying iso mount information 1 1 of 1 File Selected Mount as Description Only ISO 9660 file system can be mounted Top 30 Folders Add Top 50 Files Please type in the fu path of the ISO 1f not listed You could click Unmount to eliminate mounted ISO file B Using ISO The mounted ISO file will be located same share folder with name giving Please refer the screen shot below ISO file image has mounted as folder Image you could see The ISO file Thecus 01 without assign mounting name system automatically has folder Thecus 01 created 97 pA VP naswebsite 1735 N5200 NEWUI 172 16 66 AQY ERO BEG HHV fufiBNQo IAG BHW BEREARI R 2 ACS 6xxx ol Adobe Acrobat 7 0 Pro EJ AMCC D Ene Q s BED SESS id AMD s Andy Private eJ Andy Weekly Report SE gt Gd ATOM CJ Besttech GT d BT Seed 4 N5200 NEWUI 172 16 66 40 we Ape Thews0l Thecus 02 Aa ahis wm eases e ARH 105 200 KB e 105 200 KB ToS Qa AREER wae Share Fo
70. ation protocols such as Active Directory AD For more on managing users go to Chapter 4 User and Group Authentication For more information on configuring Active Directory see Chapter 4 User and Group Authentication ADS NT Support For information about the benefits of Active Directory see Appendix C Active Directory Basics Step 4 Create Folders and Set Up ACLs Once users are introduced into your network you can begin to create various folders on the Thecus IP storage and control user access to each using Folder Access Control Lists More information on managing folders see Chapter 4 Storage Management Share Folder To find out about configuring Folder Access Control Lists see Chapter 4 Storage Management Share Folder Folder Access Control List ACL Step 5 Start Services Finally you can start to setup the different services of Thecus IP storage for the users on your network You can find out more about each of these services by clicking below 44 SMB CIFS Apple File Protocol AFP Network File System NFS File Transfer Protocol FTP iTunes Server Printer Server Photo Server 45 Chapter 4 System Administration Overview The Thecus IP storage provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interface With it you can configure and monitor the Thecus IP storage anywhere on the network Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet To access The
71. ble USB disk insert to USB port te store encrypted password Stronilv recommend to backup your encrypted password to somewhere else safely or the password lose will cause date unreacheble After the RAID volume has been created you may remove this USB disk until the next time the system boots The RAID volume can not be mounted if the USB disk with key can not be found in any system USB port when the volume is accessed To activate the encrypted volume plug the USB disk containing the encryption key and into any system USB port We are strongly recommended copying the RAID volume encryption key to a Safe place You can find the encryption key file from the USB disk in the following format RAID volume created date xxxxxx key Please keep USB disk in a safe place and also backup the encrypted key WARNING There is no way to rescue data back if the key is lost With RAID volume encryption enabled the system performance will goes down With RAID volume encryption enabled RAID volume expansion will operated in off line mode RAID volumes with encryption enabled will be displayed with a key lock symbol next to volume ID name RAID Information e Edit Master RAID MT Disks Total Data CAI RAID Level Used Capacity Capacity Capacity RAID a Healthy 12 219 8 GB 0 2 GB 211 5 GB N A nata O iscsi E Unused 6 Specify a stripe size 64K is the default setting 7 Specify the percentage allocated for user dat
72. ble or Disable schedule backup of your share folders The time when the Nsync task will run Type Select whether to run the Nsync task daily weekly or monthly Daily input the time of day to execute Nsync task Weekly input which day of the week to execute the task Monthly decide which day of the month to execute the task Press Add to submit your settings Before starting an Nsync Task make sure the target server s Nsync Server or FTP Server is enabled Using Native Rsync Server to backup data to other Thecus NAS devices needs to enable target server and setup a valid username and password to grant access permission Setting up an Nsync Target on an Thecus IP storage Nsync Device On the Nsync target server the administrator of that server has to set up a user account with a folder named nsync and grant write access 1 On the Nsync server add a user for Nsync source ex nsyncsource1 For instructions on how to add a user on the Thecus IP storage see Chapter 4 User and Groups Authentication Local User Configuration Add Users 2 On the Nsync server grant that user ex nsyncsource1 write access to the nsync folder For instructions on how to set up a folder s ACL see Chapter 4 Starage Management Shore Folder Folder Access Control List ACL 3 Once this is done the target server will start accepting Nsync tasks from server using that ID and password Setting Up an Nsync Target on another Devic
73. cation List iSCSI Target SCS Thin Provision Target Advance Option QD Add 23 Modify Delete Type Marne Capacity iSCSI iscsil 46 4 GB You will then see the dialog box displayed below Drag the Expand Capacity bar to the size you want Then press Expand to confirm the operation Space Allocation x Expand 18 C51 Thin Privizion Volume Name iscsi Unused 34 74 38 GB Expand Capacity 714 38 GB Description The I3C3I services will be stoped during ISCST expand execution please be noticed Delete Volume To delete volume on the current RAID volume follow the steps below 1 Under the Volume Allocation List click Delete The Space Allocation screen appears 83 Space Allocation RAID Information Master ID RAID ctatus Disks Total Data iSCSI RAID Level Used Capacity Capacity Capacity T RAID 5 Healthy l3 ge 0 6 GB 852 7 GB 46 4 GB Volume Allocation List iSCSI Target iSCSI Thin Provision Target Advance Option ly amp 3 Add ts Modify s Expand Delete a i mame Type Capacity iSCSI iscsill 46 4 GB Space Allocation X All data in the volume will be removed as well Are you sure 2 Press YES All data in the volume will be removed ISCSI Thin Provisioning With this function the iSCSI capacity can be more flexible and more efficiently serve more users The idea for iSCSI thin provisioning is sharing the available ph
74. ckup Utility will be installed under Program Groups Thecus Thecus Backup Utility If it is not installed you can copy the file Thecus Backup Utility exe to a convenient location on your hard disk and double click to execute it 127 If you can not find Thecus Backup Utility on your CD please download it from the Thecus website http www thecus com When you execute this utility for the first time it will ask you whether to create a DB file Click Yes 1 Click Add to create a Backup task The Add New Task dialog box appears Add New Task Item Description If unchecked the backup will be a full backup Excluded extensions Files with these file name extensions will be skipped and not back up to the destination Comments If you wish enter comments here for your records 2 To schedule the task to run at regular intervals click on the Schedule icon for that task You can schedule the task to run Monthly or Weekly 3 To check the log for that task click on the Log icon for that task Thecus Backup Utility also supports MAC OS X Just copy the Thecus Backup Utility dmg to your MAC OS X machine and double click to execute it Windows XP Data Backup If you use Windows XP Professional you can also use the Windows Backup Utility Ntbackup exe to backup your files If you use Windows XP Home Edition follow these steps to install the utility 1 Insert the Windows XP CD into a drive
75. ct Yes 3 Setup the HTTPS Server a Well Known Applications Select User Defined b Local IP Enter 192 168 1 100 c Port Range 443 the default HTTPS port setting on the Thecus IP storage d Protocol select TCP e Click Aad f Click Apply 4 Test the HTTPS connection from another computer on the Internet a From a remote computer open your browser and enter https www N8800 dyndns org b You should see the login page of N8800 Firewall Software Configuration If you are using a software firewall i e Norton Internet Security and are having trouble connecting to Thecus IP storage you can try the following steps 1 Double click the NIS icon on system tray and then configure the Personal Firewall 2 On the Programs page find the SetupWizard exe and change its permission to Permit All If it s not in the program list use the Add or Program Scan buttons to find it 3 On the Networking page manually add N8800 IP address i e 192 168 1 100 to the Trusted list 154 Replacing Damaged Hard Drives If you are using RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 6 you can easily replace a damaged hard drive in the Thecus IP storage while keeping your data secure with the system s automatic data recovery Hard Drive Damage When a hard drive is damaged and data in the RAID volume the system LCD will display warning message also the system beeps Replacing a Hard Drive To replace a hard disk drive in Thecus IP storage 1 2 S
76. cture you want to publish On the left pane there will be an icon labeled Publish this folder to the Web 5 Click on this icon and Web Publishing Wizard will start 140 Web Publishing Wizard EX Welcome to the Web Publishing Wizard This wizard will help you publish your files over the Internet or a local network so that other people can view them in their Web browsers To continue click Next 6 Select the pictures you want to publish to the Photo Web Server by placing a check mark on the top left hand corner of the picture Click Next Wok Pubinhize F izari Charpa Tou pie Seleccion YA casn pulblerh Gree Hes hh Ba chee maka HH pu ck r suani ip pobluh Pb ries ii check bos 7 Your PC will start to connect to the Photo Web Server 8 Select Thecus IP storage Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to Thecus IP storage Web Publishing Wizard Where do you want to publish these files Select a service provider to host your W eb site If vou do not have a membership account one will be created for you Service providers MSN Groups Share your files with others or store them for your personal use N8800 Photo Gallery N8800 N8800 Photo Gallery Vizard 9 Login into Thecus IP storage with your local user name and password 141 Web Publishing Wizard N8800 Photo Gallery Wizard Powered by THECUS Please input ID and Password ID Password W
77. cus IP storage Web Administration Interface 1 Typethe Thecus IP storage IP address into your browser Default IP address is http 192 168 1 100 Login mode swil ch button To proper browser weh page we recommend to use IE7 Firefox Safari Chrome or Opera Protect vour source Secure vu Data Protect vour source Secure vor Data Cd ed e AAA Logm mode s vitch button To proper browser web page we recommend to use IE7 Firefox Safari Chrome or Opera Your computer s network IP address must be on the same subnet as the Thecus IP storage If the Thecus IP storage has default IP address of 192 168 1 100 your managing PC IP address must be 192 168 1 x where x is a number between 1 and 254 but not 100 This page can be displayed with Flash or with HTML Choose Flash for Flash shown in the top figure and Traditional for HTML shown in the bottom figure 46 2 Login to the system using the administrator user name and password The factory defaults are User Name admin Password admin X If you changed your password in the setup wizard use the new password Once you are logged in as an administrator disclaimer page will appear as below Please click the check box if you do not want to have this page displayed during the next login Disclaimer THECUS has no liability consequential incidental or special damages These include without limitation loss of recorded data the cost of recovery
78. d usbcopy ISO Path ISO Size naswebsite iTunes music After selection system will bring up Mount table for further setting screen VI ISO filter 4 j naswebsite Mounted Path ISO Path ISO Size _ BT Seed J Andy Weekly Report AMD Besttech GT J ACS xxx LJ AMCC 7 Thecus 02iso Thecus 01iso _ Adobe Acrobat 7 0 Pro J ATOM Andy Private Id 4 Pagef oft b M No iso mount information to display File Selected Mount as Description Only ISO 9660 file system can be mounted Top 50 Folders Top 50 Files Please tvpe in the full path of the ISO if not listed V ISO filter 4 naswebsite JBT Seed J Andy Weekiy Report J AMD Besttech GT J ACS Oxxx us O1 is Adobe Acrobat 7 0 Pro aJ ATOM __j Andy Private KI lt Page fi b Pll a No iso mount information to display Description Onty ISO 9660 file system can be mounted Top 50 Folders Top 50 Files Please type in the full path of the ISO if not listed Add To mount new ISO file select from listed ISO file and input desired mounting name into Mount as field Click ADD with confirmation to complete mounting ISO file Or without Mount as ISO file export name input system will automatic to give the export name by ISO file name If left Mount as blink then system will create mount point by ISO file name 96 ISO Mount Are vou sure to mount the 2 1S0 ISO Mount Adobe Acrobat 7 0 Pr i n
79. d blue Device is powered on seconds 11 N0503 The Thecus N0503 s front panel has the device s controls indicators and hard disk trays n i TUN HUNE ED A DO Uk MOOUQ0Q0000005 00000 1 E E AX ntt E niin GiiNii OUO QOO 0000000U PN A i i y Xam nt m oe Tae nina qi Nie LCD Displav Fay a j S A KH ia ee009290 l A T pd I i t aye PEL WAN LA usum HDD 3 LED Front Panel Item Description O 0 0 0 Power LED e Solid blue System is powered on e Solid green Network link e Blinking orange Network activity e Solid green Network link e Blinking orange Network activity e Solid red HDD failed e Blinking orange HDD activity e Solid red HDD failed e Blinking orange HDD activity e Solid red HDD failed e Blinking orange HDD activity e Solid red HDD failed e Blinking orange HDD activity e Solid red HDD failed e Blinking orange HDD activity USB disks and USB printers e Solid blue Device is powered on LCD Display e Displays current system status and messages Update time 60 seconds Down Button W e Push to scroll DOWN when using the LCD display 12 Up Button A e Push to scroll UP when using the LCD display Enter Button 1 e Push to confirm information entered into the LCD display Escape Button ESC e Push to leave the current LCD menu N4200 series The Thecus N4200series front panel has
80. d one hard disk drive thus providing complete data redundancy However the cost of data storage capacity is doubled 159 This is excellent for complete data security RAID 5 RAID 5 offers data security and it is best suited for networks that perform many small I O transactions at the same time as well as applications that require data security such as office automation and online customer service Use it also for applications with high read requests but low write requests RAID 5 includes disk striping at the byte level and parity information is written to several hard disk drives If a hard disk fails the system uses parity stored on each of the other hard disks to recreate all missing information RAID 6 RAID 6 is essentially an extension of RAID level 5 which allows for additional fault tolerance by using a second independent distributed parity scheme dual parity Data is striped on a block level across a set of drives just like in RAID 5 and a second set of parity is calculated and written across all the drives RAID 6 provides for an extremely high data fault tolerance and can sustain two simultaneous drive failures This is a perfect solution for mission critical applications RAID 10 RAID 10 is implemented as a striped array whose segments are RAID 1 arrays RAID 10 has the same fault tolerance as RAID level 1 RAID 10 has the same overhead for fault tolerance as mirroring alone High I O rates are achieved by striping
81. de and return to Display Mode 41 You can also change your LCD password using the Web Administration Interface by navigating to System Management Administrator Password For more on the Web Administration Interface see Chapter 4 System Management LCD Operation N3200XXX N0503 LCD Controls Use the Down V Up A Enter J and Escape ESC keys to operate LCD to view system information and USB copy The following table illustrates the keys on the front control panel LCD Controls Icon Function Description v Down Button Select the previous configuration settings option A Up Button Select the next configuration settings option 4 Enter Enter to display USB copy operation ESC Escape Escape to give up USB copy Press and hold for 3 seconds to turn off the LCD s backlight Press any button to switch the backlight back on Display Mode During normal operation the LCD will be in Display Mode Display Mode tem Description Current host name of the system Current WAN LANI IP setting Current LAN2 IP setting Current RAID status Current system fan status Current system temperature Current system date and time The system power on time since last start The N0503 will rotate these messages every three seconds on the LCD display If the RAID array is in a degraded state the LCD display will be stopped in display mode and show which disk is degraded in the array RAID Degraded Disk
82. e notifications z Shutdown the system when the battery charge is less than i 3 Apply See the following table for a detailed description of each item UPS Setting y tem X J A JJ BDescipio Model Choose the UPS model number from the dropdowns Battery Status Current status of the UPS battery UPS first notification seconds failure notifications Shutdown the system when the Amount of UPS battery remaining before system battery charge is less than should auto shutdown Apply Press Apply to save your changes 135 Chapter 5 Using Thecus IP Storage Overview Once the Thecus IP storage is setup and operating users on the network may manage all varieties of digital music photos or files by simply using their web browsers To manage your personal files or access public files on the Thecus IP storage just enter its IP address into your browser default IP address is http 192 168 1 100 and you will be taken to the Thecus IP storage Login page Before proceeding make sure that WebDisk Support or Secure WebDisk Support is enabled in the Service Support screen in the system s Network menu See Service Support in Chapter 4 Network Service HTTP Web Disk Login Page To login to the system enter your user name and password and select Web Disk or Photo server then click Login to log into the system You will be taken to the selected interface Th s Thecus Creator
83. e other than Thecus IP storage If you selected Legacy FTP Server when setting up your Nsync task the Thecus IP storage will use the FTP protocol to back up the share folder On the external storage 123 device make sure there is a folder named nsync and the Auth ID has writable permission in that folder Designating Thecus IP storage as an Nsync Target The Thecus IP storage can act as an Nsync server enabling another Nsync equipped Thecus NAS at a remote location backup their files to this Thecus IP storage From the System Network menu choose the Nsync Target item and the Nsync Target Server screen appears Nsync Target Server Setting Item Description 1 Nsync Target Server Enable or Disable Nsync Target support To enable Nsync task to go thru firewall you have to open port TCP 1194 on your firewall in both directions Nsync Target Does not apply to the 3X series From the Backup menu choose the Nsync Target item and the Nsync Setting screen appears Enable or Disable your Nsync Target Server Press Apply to confirm your settings If the Thecus Nsync feature has chose to use Rsync to replicate data between two systems For the target side to allow source cross data the Rsync target server needs to assign a username and password for authentication Once Nsync Target has been enabled the other Thecus NAS product is able to operate remote replication to this NAS system m Nevne Setting
84. e size choose which disks are RAID disks or the Spare Disk RAID Configurations Item Description o Status of the installed hard disks If this is checked current hard disk is a part of a RAID volume RAID volume NOTE below for more information 69 Stripe Size This sets the stripe size to maximize performance of sequential files in a storage volume Keep the 64K setting unless you require a special file storage layout in the storage volume A larger stripe size is better for large files Data Percentage The percentage of the RAID volume that will be used to store data Create Press this button to configure a file system and create the RAID storage volume To create a RAID volume follow the steps below 1 On the RAID Information screen click create 2 On the RAID Configuration screen set the RAID storage space as JBOD RAID O RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 see Appendix B RAID Basics for a detailed description of each 3 Specify a RAID ID 4 Ifthis RAID volume is meant to be the Master RAID volume tick the Master RAID checkbox In a multiple RAID configuration one RAID volume must be designated as the Master RAID volume The Master RAID volume will store all installed modules If the Master RAID is changed to another location i e assigning volume 2 to be the Master RAID volume after volume 1 had been previously assigned then all modules must be reinstalled I
85. e version Time Zone Other than the defined items sent upon registration there are also two additional items HDD Info and Time Zone These two optional items can also be sent to Thecus anonymously for analysis and statistics purposes To send these items simply check the desired checkboxes to help Thecus improve its products and services Registration J Enable The following information will be recorded after registration is enabled Product model name current firmware version MAC address of WAN LANI1 mail address of system notification and language selection quesos Al d Firmware ay Module Publish date Information Delivery Page l ofl Syslog Management Generates system log messages for the syslog server These messages are stored on your NAS in Nsync gt log gt messages Information can be obtained in two ways locally and remotely Local Access When Local is selected log messages can be viewed directly through samba However to access the Nsync folder through samba the folder must be set as browseable and the user must be given ACL permissions In OS X UNIX extensions must be disabled under Network Service gt Samba CIFS in the UI Remote Access They can also be viewed remotely by selecting Remote and inputting a Remote IP Address into the input field This will allow a TFTP program such as TFTPd32 to access the system log remotely from a computer Syslog Daemon Enable Disable T
86. each fields With the SNMP management software could get system basic information 62 SNMIP Support SNMP Service 3 Enable Disable Read Community Allow 0 9 a z A Z System Contact Svstem Location Trap Target IP Appy From the menu choose the SNMP item and the SNMP Support screen appears From here you can Enable or Disable Ul Login Configuration Adjusts UI Login Configuration settings You can enable disable the Web Disk and Photo Server functions according to your needs For the 3X series users need to install the photo server module or web disk module to access these functions UI Login Configuration Web Disk Enable Disable Photo Server Enable C Disable Apply System Network Use the System Network menu to make network configuration settings as well as service support settings E System Network g WAN LANI PF x2 x u LAN 2 WAN LAN1 WAN LAN1 Configuration From the System Network menu choose WAN LAN1 and the WAN LAN1 Configuration screen appears This screen displays the network parameters of the WAN LAN1 connection You may change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings See a description of each item in the following table 63 WAN LANI Configuration Host Name N4200PRO PM Domain Name thecus com WINS Server 1 WINS Server 2 MAC Address 00 14 FD 14 D6 94 Link Detected yes Link Speed 1000Mb s Jumbo Frame Di
87. ect Network Drive L Dr Cont Delete E 4 My Netwe Rename T Recycle E Properties 13 Click on Disk Management and you will see a new hard disk listed EI Computer Management Im File Action View Window Help e ome Aas m Computer Management Local Volume File System Status lil System Tools EJAITEXP2 C Partition Basic Healthy System 4 89 GB fil Event Viewer i Partition Basic Healthy 64 75 GB E Shared Folders Partition Basic Healthy 4 88 GB Local Users and Groups t E Performance Logs and Alerts x Device Manager eu Storage Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter e Disk Management Services and Applications pP amp Disk 0 Basic AITEXP2 C DATA D FAT32 G 74 53 GB 4 89 GB NTFS 64 75 GB NTFS 4 89 GB FAT32 Online Healthy System Healthy Healthy Disk 1 H M1 Unknown 69 59 GB 69 59 GB Not Initialized Unallocated cS CD ROM 0 DVD L gt Bi Unallocated Bl Primary partition ll Extended partition Bl Logical drive 14 Initialize the new hard disk and you will then be able to use the iSCSI target as a local drive 152 Windows Vista Because Windows Vista has the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator pre installed you will not have to install this piece of software Instead start the iSCSI Initiator and follow steps 8 14 to map the Thecus IP storage as an iSCSI drive Chapter 6 Tips and Tricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansi
88. ed backup capabilities you can easily upload mission critical files to the Thecus IP storage and even automate your backup tasks for true peace of mind To find out how to backup your files with the Thecus IP storage refer to Chapter 4 Backup Nsync Does not apply to the 3x series Printer Server With the Thecus IP storage s Printer Server you can easily share an IPP printer with other PCs connected to your network To set up the Printer Server refer to Chapter 4 External Device Printer Information Multiple RAID Thecus IP storage supports multiple RAID volumes on one system So you can create RAID O for your non critical data and create RAID 1 5 or 6 depend on model for mission critical data Create the RAID levels depending on your needs To configure RAID modes on the Thecus IP storage refer to Chapter 4 Storage Management gt RAID Information ISCSI Capability Thecus IP storage is not only a file server but it also supports iSCSI initiators Your server can access Thecus IP storage as a direct attached storage over the LAN or Internet There is no easier way to expand the capacity of your current application servers All the storage needs can be centrally managed and deployed This brings ultimate flexibility to users To set up an iSCSI volume refer to Chapter 4 Storage Management gt Space Allocation gt Allocating Space for ISCSI Volume Superior Power Management Thecus IP storage supports schedule
89. een appears The default to get module list is On line so if Thecus IP storage is capable to connect to Internet then it will automatically link to Thecus official website then list available modules Please refer the screen shot below Module Package B Module Source List Installed Name Version Description Location Document Action Not Installed NZBGet 1 0 0 NZBGet download Online Not Installed Mailserver 1 00 10 Mailserver Online amp ling Not Installed IP Cam 2 0 1 Simple surveillance Online A e Not Installed Usb eSATA Backup 1 0 1 Schedule backup utility Online amp Not Installed Raid Replication 1 0 0 Duplication for created R Online 8 gl Not Installed Twonkymedia 1 0 0 Media server in DLNA Online amp Not Installed DLM2 1 0 19 HITPFIPBTI Muled Online amp e Not Installed MySQL 5 1 00 02 MySQL database Online ig Not Installed webserver 1 0 4 Web Server Online amp Not Installed USBCopy 1 03 USB copy module in two Online ling Not Installed Rsync Backup 1 0 2 Rsync backup Online The other way to have auto module installed is using universal CD shipped with system It has contained file modules zip which included all modules while system shipped Please refer the screenshot below The modules list getting on line of Thecus website will newly than thecus zip from shipped CD But the installation from Thecus website could have unpredictable duration due to bandwidth concern 120 Home gt Ap
90. elcome to Thecus Thecus Technology Corp 10 Create your album by entering an album name and clicking on the Create Album button Web Publishing Wizard N8800 Photo Gallery Wizard Powered by THECUS Service On Gallery Album name _ ay Welcome to Thecus Deste Albom Thecus Technology Corp 11 Select the album you want to upload your pictures to 12 Confirm the target album Web Publishing Wizard N8800 Photo Gallery Wizard Powered by THECUS The selected Album is user album Are you sure publish photos into the Album Welcome to Thecus Thecus Technology Corp 13 Windows will show you that the picture upload is in progress 142 Web Publishing Wizard Please wait while your files are copied File Winter ipa File progress 100 complete Currently copying file 4 of 4 To stop copying click Cancel 14 When the upload is finished the Wizard will ask you whether if you want to go to the website Click Finish to go to your Photo Web Server Web Publishing Wizard E Completing the Web Publishing Wizard You have successfully published your files to this site Open this site when click Finish To close this wizard click Finish 15 Click on the user s icon to go to that user s album 143 rm SOLO ba i Thecus Creator in Storage Pholas andy s altum Protect Tour Source Secure v Data 16 You will see the user s album list Click on A
91. em root account will have full access to this share root root Guest system root account will be mapped to anonymous user nobody nogroup on NAS All user on guest system will be mapped to anonymous user nobody nogroup on NAS Choose the one which best fits your needs Apply Click to save your changes Snapshot The Thecus IP storage is capable for 16 snapshot version control To have snapshot to work on the file system creation for RAID volume has to be ZFS Folder D Add Edit Remove Lj NFS L 3n Folder name gt gt RAID ID File System Pubic Description _J nsyne RAIDI ext3 no nsync usbhdd RAIDI ext3 no usbhdd usbcopy RAIDJ exa no usbcopy 1 naswebsite RAIDI ext3 yes naswebsite iTunes music RAIDJ ext3 yes iTunes music J BONNY RAIDI ext3 yes Snap Snapshot configuration If added folder has located in the RAID volume with ZFS file system then the folder management screen with Snap button will be configurable Snapshot List for nerne 01172 16 66 39 znapzhot X Snapshot Schedule o Take Shot 9 Remove Snapshot Date Snapshot Take Shot Click to take snapshot right away Click to remove snapshot schedule Schedule Click to open snapshot schedule setup screen Clicking on schedule button then schedule setup screen appear Checked the enable check box to activate the snapshot scheduled operation 102 Snapshot List for navne 1172 16 66 39 2napchor X
92. en shot for iSCSI target volume creation under thin provisioning the physical capacity 333 8GB Space Allocation x Create IS S Thin Pririzion FAID ID Unused Virtual Sime CEI Target olome Target Name Limit 0 3 a z ipn Yaar 2000 lw ign_ Month 08 iw Authentecation E Nons CHAP Username Limiti0 3 a z A Z Pauxrzarnc ListXc 3 a2 z A mdlanzth betean 12 18 Pasgosd Conium Description The 13C51 block size can be set onder ryste advance option defili is 312 Bytes Plaasa ming 4K block size while more than 2TB capacity will ba confizuead in Windows XD Please ming 512 Byte block size for application ka VhIware atc The screen shot to setup an iSCSI target volume under thin provisioning of 1700GB iSCSI Thin Privizion Volume T dExpand GP Dale ives ama Capacity ACA Thine Brecon Volcene ACSI Then Savion Vols 3353 8 63 iSCSI Thin Pririzion Dads QPMest E Delete iSCSI target volume creation The maximum virtual size is 14300GB 16000GB 1700GB 1 iSCSI target volume Space Allocation Create 13 51 Thin Pririzion RAID ID RAID Urused 18 4 333 28 GB 14300CB Vertual Bize aT 2543 GB SCSI Target Volsnte 7 Enable E Disable Target Name Linitx0 3 a z inn Year 2009 iw This screenshot lists iSCSI target volumes created under thin provisioning The 2 4 iSCSI target volume under thin provisioning has been created with a capacity of 14300GB 87 iSCSI Th
93. er is known to all of its ADS members 162 Appendix D Licensing Information Overview This product included copyrighted third party software licensed under the terms of GNU General Public License Please see THE GNU General Public License for extra terms and conditions of this license Source Code Availability Thecus Technology Corp has exposed the full source code of the GPL licensed software For more information on how you can obtain our source code please visit our web site http www thecus com Copyrights This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young eay cryptsoft com This product includes software developed by Mark Murray This product includes software developed by Eric Young eay cryptsoft com This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit http www openssl org This product includes PHP freely available from http www php net This product includes software developed by the University of California Berkeley and its contributors This product includes software developed by Winning Strategies Inc This product includes software developed by the Apache Group for use in the Apache HTTP server project http www apache org This product includes software developed by Softweyr LLC the University of California Berkeley and its contributors This product includes software developed by Bodo Moeller This product includes software
94. et Stackable TargetiP 172 16 65 157 dgn 19n 2009 05 com thecus XFS 1scs10 vg 1sesi Username Password Export share name Limit 0 9 a z Description Browseable Gi ves Fino Publie C yes ig ind Apply Next input the target IP address of the stackable device and click the Discovery button The system will list available target volumes from the inputted IP address Once IP with volume have been set you may need to input a valid user name and password to validate your access rights If there is no user name and password needed to access target volume then leave it blank 90 Add iSCSI Target Add Stack Target Export share name Description Browseable Gi ves no Public C yes ig ind Apply Enable iSCSI Target 7 Enable Disable Stackable Target IP 172 16 65 157 ign ign 2009 05 com thecus XFS iscsi vg iscsi Limit 0 9 2 2 The Export share name will become the network share name and displayed through network access such as SMB You may refer the figures below to see the result Please note the naming limitation Add iSCSI Target Add Stack Target Enable iSCSI Target Enable 7 Disable 172 16 66 39 Stackable Target IP cay M 3 ign Username Password ign 2009 6 com thecus aaaa 1c 510 vg abed Description Browseable a yes no Public 7 ves a no From the figure
95. et work El p Web Disk Photos News Log Language i Help My favorite r Shutdown Logout Web Disk Click this to log into the Web Disk e Photos Click this to log into the photo server e News Accesses online registration and the latest release news Log Accesses the system log New logs will be displayed with an icon here Language Selection The Thecus IP storage supports multiple Languages including English Japanese Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese French German Italian Korean Spanish Russia Polish Portugal On the menu bar click Language and the selection list appears This user interface will switch to selected Language for Thecus IP storage Help Click this to toggle the help page open and browse or search through the UI help database The current page s help section will be displayed first 50 My Favorite Add Remove the current page from the Home page Shutdown Choose Shutdown or Reboot from the dropdown menu to shutdown or reboot your NAS e Logout Click to log out of Web Administration Interface System Information Information provides viewing on current Product info System Status Service Status and Logs The menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the Thecus IP storage From here you can discover the status of the Thecus IP storage and also other details d Svstem Information x General Jc E Status jj System Log Online Registration
96. eted from the system Local User Configuration Add qEdi d Remova User ID User Name 3 Pr 1007 User Local User Setting x 9 Do you want to delete this user To Local Group Configuration From the Accounts menu choose the Group item and the Local Group Configuration screen appears This screen allows you to Add Edit and Remove local groups Local Group Configuration GD Add Edt Remove Group ID Group Name 102 users Page jol b Pi a Displaying topics 1 1 of 1 Local Group Configuration Item X Desciption Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local groups Edit Press the Edit button to modify a selected group from the system Press the Remove button to delete a selected group from the system 110 Add Groups 1 On the Local Group Configuration screen click on the Add button 2 The Local Group Setting screen appears 3 Enter a Group Name 4 Enter a Group ID number If left blank the system will automatically assign one Select users to be in this group from the Users List by adding them to the Members List using the button 6 Click the Apply button to save your changes Add X Ul Local Group Setting Users List Group Name Search Group ID 103 UserID User Name User Members List UserID User Name Edit Groups 1 On the Local Group Configuration screen select a group name from the list 2 P
97. f there is no partition existed inside of hard disk Stripe SizetkB 64A X Data Percentage File Syster E v TS RAID Configuration l X 9 All current active services will be stopped when operation is in progress Are vou sure to update setting now x7 No RAID Configuration X i RAID Infomation update Successfully Remove RAID Click to remove the RAID volume All user data and iSCSI has been created in selected RAID volume will be removed To remove a RAID volume follow the steps below 1 On the RAID List screen select the RAID volume by clicking on its radio button and click RAID Information to open the RAID Configuration screen 2 On the RAID Configuration screen click Remove RAID 3 The confirmation screen appear you will have to input Yes with exactly wording case to complete Remove RAID operation 74 RAID Configuration x RAID Information Expand Migrate RAID Edit Disk No Capacity MB Model Status Used Spare 1 476 940 WDC WDSO003AB OK 2 476 940 WDC WDSO034B OK 3 476 940 WDC WD5S0034B OK 4 N A N A N A RAID Level o RAID ID RAID i Allow O 9 az Anz v Master RAID Take effect after checked box Encryption Password Allow 1 16 characters Confirm Password Quick Raid Enable this setting to enhance RAID creation time if there is no partition existed inside of hard disk Stripe Size KB Data Percentage File Systern v us Remove
98. fails within the warranty period and under normal usage Thecus Technology Corporation is not responsible for any damage or loss of data deemed to be caused by its products It is highly recommended that users conduct necessary back up practices Safety Warnings For your safety please read and follow the following safety warnings PN A P b z Read this manual thoroughly before attempting to set up your Thecus IP storage Your Thecus IP storage is a complicated electronic device DO NOT attempt to repair it under any circumstances In the case of malfunction turn off the power immediately and have it repaired at a qualified service center Contact your vendor for details DO NOT allow anything to rest on the power cord and DO NOT place the power cord in an area where it can be stepped on Carefully place connecting cables to avoid stepping or tripping on them Your Thecus IP storage can operate normally under temperatures between 59C and 40 C with relative humidity of 20 85 Using Thecus IP storage under extreme environmental conditions could damage the unit Ensure that the Thecus IP storage is provided with the correct supply voltage AC 100V 240V 50 60 Hz Plugging the Thecus IP storage to an incorrect power source could damage the unit Do NOT expose Thecus IP storage to dampness dust or corrosive liquids Do NOT place Thecus IP storage on any uneven surfaces DO NOT place Thecus IP storage in direct sunlight o
99. folders in this folder To access folders with access control you must first login with a local user account For more information on how to setup user rights to the folders please check Chapter 4 Storage Management Share Folder Folder Access Control List ACL XP nans mas IT NC CX Web Disk Directory Tree gE BrowsingDirectory nsswetsite wt i nola AN Home A Reload Gi Search de db es E Fiter 3 a nsyne Jg C usbeogy Hame Sire Type Modified 3i G usbhdd Page lofi Dane No items to daplay h Home Reload Q Search a X Aa V y Show Directories Filter 137 Folder Page Button Buton Description 00000 dp Reload Re load the current list x ona Search files in the current web disk directory Must input the complete file name Ld new file Directory Creates a new folder or directory iX delete Deletes selected files or folders ia Rename Rename a directory or file show Directories Show the files and folders in the directory Search files in the directory You can only input some word string Owner of the file There is also the way by using right click button to Directory Tree a ae bring up contact windows as short cut to operate what you needed 3E Tunes music utes atesti A New File Directory Au Reload PA Cancel 138 Photo Server Does not apply to the 3X series photo server Using the Photo Server users can view and share photos
100. ftware which is copyrighted by the Free Software Foundation write to the Free Software Foundation we sometimes make exceptions for this Our decision will be guided by the two goals of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally NO WARRANTY BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING REPAIR OR CORRECTION IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES INCLUDING ANY GENERAL SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTH
101. ged in from 172 16 65 107 2009 03 23 13 11 03 3500 dual 1 The svstem n5500 dual1 found UPS is unavailable See the following table for a detailed description of each item Item Description messages and error messages System Logs ERROR Shows only error messages Download All Log File Export all logs to an external file Truncate All Log File Clear all log files The number of lines per Specify desired number of lines to display per page page Sort Ascending Shows logs by date in ascending order Sort Descending Shows logs by date in descending order lt lt lt gt gt gt Use the forward gt gt gt and backward lt lt lt buttons to browse the log pages On line Register From the System Information menu choose the On line Register item and the System On line Register screen appears The on line register service can periodically update the user when new firmware and software modules are released by Thecus To enable this service simply check the Enable check box By enabling this service the items in bold will be sent to Thecus via the Internet 53 Registration Enable The following information will be recorded after registration is enabled Product model name current firmware version MAC address of WAN LANI mail address of system notification and language selection This additional information would be appreciated as well Internal HDD brand and firmwar
102. h previously relied on Network Neighborhood and was slow Managing users and groups were among other issues Active Directory solved What is Active Directory Active Directory was built as a scalable extensible directory service that was designed to meet corporate needs A repository for storing user information accounts passwords printers computers network information and other data Microsoft calls Active Directory a namespace where names can be resolved ADS Benefits ADS lets Thecus IP storage integrate itself with the existing ADS in an office environment This means the Thecus IP storage is able to recognize your office users and passwords on the ADS server Other major benefits ADS support provides include 1 Easy integration of Thecus IP storage into the existing office IT infrastructure The Thecus IP storage acts as a member of the ADS This feature significantly lowers the overhead of the system administrator For example corporate security policies and user privileges on an ADS server can be enforced automatically on Thecus IP storage 2 Centralized user password database The Thecus IP storage does not maintain its own copy of the user password database This avoids data inconsistency between Thecus IP storage and other servers For example without ADS support an administrator might need to remove a specific user privilege on Thecus IP storage and each individual server With ADS support the change on an ADS serv
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104. iguration is a great way to ensure that you can revert to a working configuration when you are experimenting with new system settings The system configuration you have backup can be only restore in same firmware version And the backup details have excluded user group accounts 59 Factory default From the menu choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears Press Apply to reset Thecus IP storage to factory default settings Keset To Factory Default Resetting to factory defaults will not erase the data stored in the hard disks but WARNING WILL revert all the settings to the factory default values Reboot amp Shutdown From the menu choose Reboot amp Shutdown item and the Shutdown Reboot System screen appears Press Reboot to restart the system or Shutdown to turn the system off Shutdown Reboot System shutdown Reboot File System check The File System Check allows you to perform a check on the integrity of your disks file system Under the menu click File system Check and the File System Check prompt appears File System Check The file svstem has been checked successfully Reboot the svstem make the changes effective ZFS file systems don t need file system checks Encrypted RAID does not support file system checks Press Apply to reboot the system now Apply To perform a file system check click Apply Once clicked the following p
105. in Privizion Volume pn a T lt EPExpand ie Dalate ive Mama Lapacity ACAI Thien 2 recon Volome ACSI Then Seacuson Valse 333 3 GS iSCSI Thin Privizion QUAS quM GB Delete Tepe Nam Capacity BCH Thin Previon ass303601 1700 GB SUSI Thun Preesseon 2554036007 14300 C3 This message appears if there is no more room for new iSCSI target creation Space Allocation x Not enough fre space to alocata E takes at least GB free space to alipcate CSLUS volume Each RAID volume can only create one iSCSI thin provision volume Each thin provision volume can only create 5 iSCSI target volumes The notification will send out while the physical size of iSCSI thin provision capacity has used up to 90 Advance Option There are 2 options is currently allow Admin to Enable Disable to operate Thecus IP storage associated with iSCSI setting The details as listed in following screenshot With the option changed it will need to reboot system to activate Space Allocation RAID Information Master ID RAID Status Disks Total Data iSCSI RAID Level Used Capacity Capacity Capacity t RAID 5 Healthy 1 2 3 927 7 0 6 GB 852 7 GB 46 4 GB Volume Allocation List iSCSI Target iSCSI Thin Provision Targgt Advance Option Add Modify 9 Expand Delete Tvpe Mame Capacity iSCSI iscsi10 46 4 GB 88 Space Allocation X e The setting has been changed carry on with pres
106. in Storage Login mode switch button To proper browser web page we recommend to use IE7 Firefox Safari Chrome or Opera rotect vour source Secure vou Data Using the Web Disk Does not apply to the 3X series Web Disk Thecus IP storage provide a Web Disk function that allows you to access the system over the Internet from any browser 136 E In the Login page type in the User ID and password that were previously set for you in the Accounts menu See Chapter 4 User and Group Authentication Local User Configuration The Web Disk page appears showing folders currently available to you this is controlled via the Access Control List ACL Click on a folder name to enter the folder The folder s page appears displaying files and folders Click on a file to download the file Buttons on the folder page allow you to create new folders upload files and delete files in the folder To create a new folder within the current folder press the New Folder button When the screen appears enter a name for the folder Press OK to create the folder To upload a file from your computer to the current folder press the New File upload button When the screen appears press Browse and locate the file to upload Press OK and the file will be uploaded to the current folder To delete a file or folder select the file or folder s check box Press Delete button You can also click the Select All button to select all files and
107. ion The Public setting will be set same as what the setting for the system share folder associated with the ACL permission setup If Public is set to Yes all users will be able to access it and ACL button will be grayed out If Public is set to No the ACL button will be available on the Stack Target List window 92 Add iSCSI Target Add Stack Target X Enable i8C I Target 7 Enable Disable stackable Target IP 172 16 65 157 ign 19n 2009 05 com thecus XFS 1scs10 vg 1sesi Username Password Export share name Limit 0 9 a z Description Browseable Q yes no Click Apply to save your changes B Activate a Stack Target After your settings have been applied the system will bring you back to Stack Target List window as shown below There is one stack target device has been attached into this stack master Stack Target List Add lt C3Edt Remove lF JF Reconnect Export share name IP Capacity UsedTotal status Description ign C iei 172 1665157 0GB 01 GB Disable ign 2009 05 cor Add Edi Rem Fort Export share name iz Capacity Used Total Status Description ign iscsi 172 16 65 157 N A Unknown file iqn 2009 05 coy Success X i You have successfully formatted stack folder iscsi With this newly attached stack target device you will see the information displayed and also several options you can choose In general if attached stack target device has been used by another
108. ion Oo C C n in tr j ou G ou onan ooo iQ i on i amp Co Co Co Co 20 ron en rao L U r Le ron 20 20 ran Lev n 20 20 20 rag L ran LeU Qn iQ Cr on Gl Oo D O O 2 CO C OO amp bO S CO D LD LO LO LO D LD LO LD D D D Ne n p on tu GO amp c amp O amp HH HM C c OH OH 6 m o m ho d 4a Oe we Oo n on of ho m oO Co Co Co Co Co Co Co Co Co Co Co Co Co Go Co 5 SE EINEN ot n Ec e a LU E E n r0 PN ort o n aa 2 g 41 41 rs 33 262144 files 3 Cr JJ Go Co Co Co Co Co C0 O ee 0 c o D Mh bh ho v E ee NE oe ne H k Q iu i Oy so oo ee nw amp amp Result RAID 1 2 3 4 5 System Exit Code 0 No z Exit Code 0 No errors The system must be rebooted before Thecus IP storage can function normally after file system check complete Wake Up On LAN WOL The Thecus IP storage has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN LAN1 port Wake On LAN WOL Service Enable Disable Apply From the menu choose the WOL item and the Wake up On LAN screen appears From here you can Enable or Disable Wake up On LAN Configuration WOL Service Enable or Disable WOL service Apply Click Apply to save changes SNMP Support From the menu choose the SNMP item and the SNMP Support screen appears You could enable the SNMP function and filled in the related information in
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111. isable al azr A0 d get I amp i Port Share Folder The folder 1s not found among the list Folder Permission E Read k A description of each item follows FTP Item _ Description 0 0 TFTP Enable TFTP Service on the Thecus IP storage Checked WAN LAN1 or LAN2 to enable port use non standard port Folder Permission Select the folder permission HTTP Web Disk From the Network Service menu choose the HTTP Web Disk item and the Web Disk HTTP Support screen appears This screen displays the service support parameters of the system You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings 117 WebDisk HTTP Support Sharing 9 Enable D Disable Port 80 Secure WebDisk Secure HTTP Support Sharing 9 Enable Disable Port 443 CertificateFile B CertificateKeyFile CACertificateFile E Apply Restore all SSL certificate File Description 1 Please insert SSL Certificate file while Secure WebDisk enabled or default will be used while file error occurred 2 The SSL Certificate file needs to reload while master RAID has changed A description of each item follows Web Service Item Descipton o HTTP WebDisk Support Enable or disable WebDisk support Enter the port number if this option is enabled The port
112. isks and USB printers 6 System Fan e System fan that exhausts heat from the unit 7 Power Connector e Connect the included power cord to this connector 8 USB Port Type B e USB 2 0 port to connect PC Type B of target mode 25 N7700 series The N7700 rear panel features ports and connectors amp 3 e 2e Se Se oSeS oe HOHER e9o9 5 5969 e2e2eso ND e atoto ESSA 2020 Cote I d o O1 9 9e 9 NV 5 Wf P Back Panel Item Description switch or router switch or router 3 Serial Port e This port is for an external UPS device 4 eSATA Port e eSATA port for high speed storage expansion 5 USB Port e USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disks and USB printers 6 System Fan e System fan that exhausts heat from the unit 7 Power Connector e Connect the included power cord to this connector 26 1U4200XXXR Power Connector Power Connector Power Switch Power Switch USB Ports Type LON2 Port Power LED Power LED System Fan eSATA Port Serial Port WAN ZLANL Port Locator LED 1U4200 Back Panel eSATA Port e eSATA port for high speed storage expansion cameras USB disks and USB printers switch or router 1U4200XXXS The rear panel of the 1U4200XXXS is similar to the 1U4200XXXR but with a single power connector Power Connector Power Switch USB Ports Type
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114. ite b Tunes russe b tant Aa C tasti b EQECK b LJ NatBenck NOTE RAID ID aaga aaa aaa aaas aas aaga File System exti ex ext ax ex ext exta Public Description na naync yes uzbhdd no usbcopy na nas website yes iW unes Music yes no na Ag The ACL can be set for share and sub folders level not for files The ACL screen also allows you to search for a particular user To do this follow the steps below 1 In the blank enter the name of the user you would like to find 2 From the drop down select the group you would like to search for the user in 3 Click Search Local Groups Local Users AD Groups AD Users The system will list up to 1 000 users from the chosen category To narrow your search enter a search term in the blank provided 105 User and Group Authentication The Thecus IP storage has built in user database that allows administrators to manage user access using different group policies From the User and Group Authentication menu you can create modify and delete users and assign them to groups that you designate aa User and Group Authentication t ADS E User oe Group C Batch Input Ti Quota ADS NT Support If you have a Windows Active Directory Server ADS or Windows NT server to handle the domain security in your network you can simply enable the ADS NT support feature the Thecus IP storage will connect with the ADS NT server and get al
115. l need to use Rsync Target Step 1 and Rsync Step 2 3 under Backup Step 1 Enabling Rsync on your target backup NAS Log in to your target backup NAS through the UI in your web browser Go to Rsync Target under Backup in the menu of the UI Home gt Backup gt Rsync Target Rsync Setting Rsync Target Server Enable Disable Username Password Apply 1 Enable Rsync Target Server 2 Add a username and password they can be different than your NAS s username and password 3 Select Apply 125 Now Rsync is turned on on your NAS which means it can be used as a target for Rsync backup in other words only the backup NAS needs to be activated in this Way Rsync For 3x series Step 2 Setting up your backup task and schedule on your source NAS Log in to your other NAS your source NAS through the UI in your web browser Go to Rsync Backup under Backup in the menu of the UI From the Rsync Schedule Backup task list choose Add OAdd f Modify ODelete Rsync Schedule Backup EE Allow 0 9 22 A Z Task Description multimedia backup Backup Mode 2 Synchronize Compare source and target then delete unexist files Incremental Copy file from source to target usbcopy naswebsite samba P2P DownLoad shared iTunes music music 4 5 photos n movies Y Target Server Port 172 16 64 144 Destination path Subfolder public multimedia Please click Shift or Ctrl b
116. l the information of the domain users and groups automatically From the Accounts menu choose Authentication item and the ADS NT Support screen appears You can to change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings ADS NT Support Work Group Domain Name MYGROUP ADS NT Support Enable Disable Authentication Method 9 ADS A NT ADS NT Server Name ADS NT Realm Administrator ID Administrator Password A description of each item follows ADS NT Support Item J Description O Name MYGROUP Directory Server or Windows NT Windows NT ADS NT Server Name Specifies the ADS NT server name e g adservername ADS NT Realm Specifies the ADS NT realm e g example com Administrator ID Enter the administrators ID of Windows Active Directory or Windows NT which is required for Thecus IP storage to join domain Administrator Enter the ADS NT Administrator password Password Apply To save your settings 106 To join an AD domain you can refer the figure and use the example below to configure the Thecus IP storage for General Network Identification Hardware User Profiles Advanced associated filed input E System Properties i E it ie 3 x Windows uses the Following information to identify your computer on the network Full computer name computer domain local ADS Server Name birt Domai domain local leis eel E EE ae Work Group Domain Name AD
117. lbum dr c Thezus Crwator in iocage Mrara HELET AO v3 d go Phaobas gt andy s album Protect Your Saomsnog Secure Data 17 Finished You will see the pictures just selected in the album 144 dr s Teer Cari in Siege Wurm Se LO POS gt ah n gt Son Protect su source Secure Lata Managing Albums and Photos Icon Function Description Make Cover Make selected photo your cover picture Back Return to the previous screen Add Add a new album or photos Modify Edit the name and description of the selected album or photo Each name is limited to 20 characters and each description is limited to 255 characters Delete Delete the selected albums or photos e Only logged in users will see these icons e To prevent system errors Thecus IP storage sets the following limitations on photo files e Each file upload is limited to a size of 8MB Files exceeding 8MB will NOT be uploaded and no error message will appear e Only these photo file types will be uploaded jpg gif bmp png pex psd bmp e If duplicate file names exist during upload process system will add a number in front of the original file name abc gt 1abc 145 Creating Albums To create a photo album follow the steps below 1 Click the Add button to create a new album 2 Enter a name for the album and enter a description if you wish Then click on the Create
118. ld firmware images and system configuration files before upgrading firmware in case the system needs it later on The backup files can will be stored on a USB disk if available or in the nsync folder on vour RAID partition The backup will take approximately 3 5 minutes to complete before carrying on with the firmware upgrade Follow the steps below to upgrade your firmware 1 Use the Browse button to find the firmware file 2 Press Apply 3 The beeper beeps and the Busy LED blinks until the upgrade is complete e The beeper only beeps if it is enabled in the System Notification menu e Check Thecus website for the latest firmware release and release notes e Downgrading firmware is not permitted Do not turns off the system during the firmware upgrade process This will lead to a catastrophic result that may render the system inoperable WARNING eSave old firmware images and system configuration files before upgrading firmware in case the system needs it later on The backup files can will be stored on a USB disk if available or in the nsync folder on your RAID partition The backup will take approximately 3 5 minutes to complete before carrying on with the firmware upgrade Schedule Power On Off Using the Thecus IP storage System Management you can save energy and money by scheduling the Thecus IP storage to turn itself on and off during certain times of the day From the menu choose the Schedule Power On Off item
119. lder From the Storage menu choose Share Folder and the Folder screen appears This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the Thecus IP storage volume Folder Qaa Speci remove Genre snapshot E aci Folder name gt gt Quota Limit RAID ID File System Public t Emyn ias RAID exta ne t usbhdd is RAID exta ne gt usbeopy ids RAID ext3 ne t C maswebsite is RAID ext3 yes gt 2j NAS Module Source ee RAID ext3 ves t Lg Bonny me RAID ext3 vee D Module Folder ids RAID ext3 yes NN F3 98 Adding Folders On the Folder screen This screen allows you to create new folder Folder aa Robe RAID ID Folder name Description Browseable Public Share Folder Limit Add Folder Share Folder Limit press the Add button and the Add Folder screen appears to add a folder After entering the information press Apply P m z Quota Limit RAID ID Fi n Pub RAID nc RAID RAID t nc RAID x RAID RAID RAID gt l w RAID i Wes Fi Nn Yes No GB Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents If Yes Admit or deny public access to this folder If Yes is selected then users do not need to have access permission to write to this folder When accessing a public folder via FTP the behavior is similar to anonymous FTP Anonymous users can upload download a file to the folder but they cannot delete a file from the folder Enter the maximum size of the fo
120. lder in Gigabytes GB The folder cannot grow beyond this limit You can enter a 0 to turn off the share folder limit This option did not apply while XFS file system selected Apply Press Apply to create the folder Folder names are limited to 60 characters Systems running Windows 98 or earlier may not support file names longer than 15 characters Modify Folders On the Folder screen press the Edit button and the Modify Folder screen appears This screen allows you to change folder information After entering the information press Apply to save your changes Modify Folder x RAID ID Folder name nsync Deseriptien tisync Browseable 7 Yes No Public E Yes No Share Folder Limit 0 GB Modify Folder Item J Description Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents This setting will only apply while access via SMB CIFS and web disk Share Limit Enter the maximum size of the folder The folder will not grow beyond this limit You can enter a 0 to turn off the share folder limit Remove Folders To remove a folder press the Remove button from the specified folder row The system will confirm folder deletion Press Yes to delete the folder permanently or No to go back to the folder list Folder Qj Add 3 Edit NFS Ca snapshot 2S AC Folder name gt gt RAID ID File System Public Description J nsvnc RAIDI ext3 no nsync usbhdd RAIDI ext
121. lder on your NAS where you wish to backup your 6 Input your username and password This is the username and password you set in Rsync Target on your target NAS 7 Choose a folder to keep your backup log in This lists all the changes during each backup in a single file 8 Test your connection If there is an error review the instructions and make sure you didn t miss a step 9 Enable or disable regular automatic backups To run backups manually choose disable your settings will still be saved 10 Apply This saves your backup task in the Rsync Schedule Backup task list running your automatic backup tasks in the background as well as allowing you to easily edit or manually run your tasks at any time Step 3 Manually edit or run your backup tasks After selecting apply you will be brought back to the Rsync Schedule Backup task list O Add Modify Delete Rsync Schedule Backup Task Name Source Folder Schedule Target Server Path Last Time Last Status f Action S Task 1 music photos movies Sunday 02 00 Disabled 172 16 64 144 public multimedia 2010 09 15 15 53 in progress SC Task_2 spreadsheets Sunday 02 00 Enabled 172 16 64 147 public spreadsheets Simply click the arrow to start the task whether the scheduler is enabled or disabled and click the box to cancel the ongoing task Thecus Backup Utility The Thecus Backup Utility is on your Installation CD When you click on the CD the Ba
122. lease use 4K black size while more than ZTB capacity will be configured in Windows XP Please use 512 Bytes block size for application like vare etc Create iSCSI Volume Item Description Percentage and amount of unused space on current RAID volume Stackable NAS function to identify this export share Specific Logic unit ID number Enter a password Password Confirm Reenter the chosen password 2 Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation drag bar 3 Enable the iSCSI Target Service by selecting Enable 4 Choose to enable CHAP authentication or choose None 5 Enter a Target Name This will be used by the Stackable NAS function to identify this export share 6 Choose the current year from the Year dropdown 7 Choose the current month from the Month dropdown 81 8 WheniSCSI target volume has been created the LUN ID is configurable from 1 to 254 with a default of the next available number in ascending numerical order The LUN ID is unique and can not be duplicated except for LUN ID O 9 If you ve enabled CHAP authentication enter a username and a password Confirm your chosen password be reentering it in the Password Confirm box 10 Click OK to create the iSCSI volume Modify ISCSI Volume To Modify iSCSI volume on the current RAID volume follow the steps below 1 Under the Volume Allocation List click Modify The Modify iSCSI Volume screen appe
123. ling and suddenly need a file from your Thecus IP storage Setting up remote administration is a three part process and will require the following equipment Thecus IP storage device Cable DSL Router with Dynamic DNS support Home PC Internet Connection Router setup will differ slightly depending on router used For this example we will use the Asus WL500g because it has support for Dynamic DNS Contact your router hardware vendor for setup help 153 Part Setup a DynDNS Account 1 Goto http www dyndns org from your home PC 2 Click on the Sign Up Now link 3 Check the Check boxes select a user name i e N8800 enter your email address i e xxx example com check Enable Wildcard and create a password i e xxxx 4 Wait for an email from www dyndns org 5 Open the email and click on the link to activate your account Part Il Enable DDNS on the Router 1 Go to the router setup screen and select IP Config gt Miscellaneous DDNS Setting from your Home PC Click on Yes for Enable the DDNS Client Select www dyndns org Go to router setup screen and enter the following information User Name or E mail Address xxx example com Password or DDNS Key xxxx Host Name www N8800 dyndns org Enable wildcard Select Yes Update Manually Click Update i Eh o coco Part Ill Setting up Virtual Servers HTTPS 1 Navigate to NAT Setting gt Virtual Server 2 For Enable Virtual Server sele
124. lume ds Expand o Delete iSCSI Thin Privizion lt Ada 72 Lun Type Name Capacity YE Now you can start to create iSCSI targets to join the newly created iSCSI thin provision volume Basically the iSCSI target under iSCSI thin provisioning has exactly same settings screen as the standard iSCSI target volume creation The only difference is the Virtual Size of capacity Unlike creating standard iSCSI target volumes the capacity has been physically allocated The iSCSI target volume creation under thin provisioning can virtually be up to 16000GB 16TB Let s take the example below 1 The physical size for the iSCSI thin provision volume is 333 88GB You can refer the screenshot above 2 The iSCSI target volume under thin provisioning starts with 333 38GB in physical size and you may use drag the Virtual Size bar to select the desired virtual size The maximum virtual size is 16000GB 3 In this case if you make the iSCSI target volume 1700GB then the virtual size is available for the next iSCSI target volume under thin provisioning is 14300GB 16000 1700 4 The limit is 5 iSCSI target volumes under thin provisioning or a virtual size of 16000GB RAID ID RAI Unused 18 333 85 GB Virtual Sze 333 8 GB iSCSI Thin provision physical size starts with 333 8GB Unused 15 3353 59 GB Virtual Size 16000 GB SCSI Target Volome V Enable Q Disable The virtual capacity is limited to 16000GB 86 The scre
125. m 2 0 1 IP Carn Disk E x Mot Installed Twonkymedia 10 0 Twonkymecia Disk E Install Module on Disk Mat retalled webserver 1 0 4 Webserver Disk is After click on Action to install module the module will be under list of Module Installation Please do Enable to activate module usage Backup There are a number of ways to back up data with the Thecus IP storage Ph Backup i Nsync E Nsvnc Target JS dual DOM Backup Nsync Does not apply to the 3x series You can backup a share folder to another Thecus IP storage Nsync Target or any FTP server for safe keeping as long as you have appropriate access right on that target 121 If the files on your Thecus IP storage are lost for any reason you can restore those files from the target Thecus IP storage To backup files regularly you can set up a scheduled task to run only once daily weekly or monthly You can also limit the bandwidth of your Nsync tasks so other users on the network can share the bandwidth equally Under the Backup menu click Nsync and the Nsync window appears Nevne Add es Edt amp Restore e Del ad Task name Server Share Folder Last Time Last Status Schedule Action Bandwidth Setting iw Below is a description of each field Nsync Item Description O Click to delete an Nsync task Backup files on Nsync target is also deleted Task name Action Administrator can run or stop an Nsync task by
126. me Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed physically connected to your network and powered on you can configure the Thecus IP storage so that it is accessible to your network users There are two ways to set up your Thecus IP storage using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display Follow the steps below for initial software setup Thecus Setup Wizard The handy Thecus Setup Wizard makes configuring Thecus IP storage a snap To configure the Thecus IP storage using the Setup Wizard perform the following steps 1 Insert the installation CD into your CD ROM drive the host PC must be connected to the network 2 The Setup Wizard should launch automatically If not please browse your CD ROM drive and double click on Setup exe Thecus IP Storage Appliance Setup Wizard LSTART NOTE For MAC OS X users double click on Thecus Setup Wizard dmg file 3 The Setup Wizard will start and automatically detect all Thecus storage devices on your network If none are found please check your connection and refer to Chapter 7 Troubleshooting for assistance Setup Wizard 4 Device Device Discovery Discovery Version 2 0 4 No Host Name IP MAC 9 Login 010 System mS zs 3 Network e 100 L 190 idu a Configuration QE Lcd OO i172 10 04 165 UD 14 FD 14 3 Change Password 3 Complete 15 NESANA rA lt Hl 4 Select the Thecus IP storage that you like to configure
127. n addition all system folders that were contained on the Master RAID volume will be invisible Reassigning this volume to be the Master RAID will make these folders visible again 5 Selected whether the RAID volume will be encrypted or not The RAID volume can protect data by using RAID Volume Encryption function to prevent the risk of data exposure To activate this function the Encryption option needs to be enabled while the RAID is created and followed by password input for identification Also an external writable USB disk plugged into any USB port on the system is required to save the password you have entered while the RAID volume is being created See the screenshot below for details RAID Information Create Rb Disk No Capacty MB Model Status Used Spare 1 907 729 WDC WO2002 OK a 5 2 1 007 729 WDC WD2002 OK a a 3 1 907 729 WDC WO2002 Warning 4 B07 729 WDC ViDZ002 OK O al 5 1 907 729 WDC WO2002 OK El E 6 1 907 729 WDC WO2002 OK r1 r1 x RAID Level Jeo0 RAID D RAID 1 RAIDS RAID 6 RAID 1E RAID 1D ncryption 7 Password Allow 1 16 characters Confirm Password Quick Raid Stripe 5ge KB a Data Percentage i Fie System w erases 70 Once the Create button has been pressed with the Encryption checkbox enabled the following message pop up will appear for confirmation RAID Configuration x To encrypt RAID volume will cause performance down and you need to have writa
128. net cable also supports 802 3ad protocol 64 Most Fast Ethernet 10 100 Switches Routers do not support Jumbo Frame and you will not WARNING be able to connect to your Thecus IP Storage after Jumbo Frame is turned on If this happens turn off the Thecus IP Storage Then insert USB disk with factory reset utility included and power on the Thecus IP Storage Till the system power on complete then it will bring your system settings back to factory default LAN2 LAN2 Configuration The Thecus IP storage supports two Gigabit Ethernet ports for higher service availability To configure these ports choose LAN2 from the System Network menu and the LAN2 Configuration screen appears Press Apply to save your changes LAN Configuration MAC Address 00 14 FD 14 D6 95 Jumbo Frame Disabld w Select from drop down list or input manually allow 1501 9000 s erann Support IP 192 168 2 254 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Link Detected no Link Speed r DHCP Server Configuration DHCP Server Start IP End IP Enable Disable Gateway DNS Server 172 16 66 244 LAN2 Configuration Description MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the LAN2 interface Jumbo Frame Support Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support on the LAN2 interface Specifies the IP address of the LAN2 interface Netmask Specifies the Network Mask of the LAN2 interface
129. nnect to shared computers and servers using a network address 1 Choose Go Connect to Server 2 Enter the network address for the server in the Server Address text box When connecting using SMB CIFS protocol type smb 192 168 1 100 Folderl When connecting using AFP protocol type atpt7 7 1922 168 1 1007 Folder 1 Click Connect 3 When MAC OS X is trying to connect Thecus IP storage it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder 4 When MAC OS X has connected to Thecus IP storage successfully an icon representing the folder will appear on the MAC OS X desktop You can access the folder by double clicking on the icon Mapping Thecus IP storage as an iSCSI Drive With Thecus IP storage you are able to map it as an iSCSI drive With iSCSI you can remotely access Thecus IP storage at great speeds as if it were installed as a local drive in your computer To do this simply follow the steps below 148 Windows 2000 XP 1 First download the iSCSI Initiator from the Microsoft website http www microsoft com You can find this software by entering iSCSI Initiator into the search box on their homepage 2 Once the download is complete install the iSCSI Initiator by double clicking the EXE file You may be presented with the following security warning Click Run to continue Open File Security Warning Do you want to run this file Name Initiator 2 04 build3273 x86fre exe Publi
130. oaming feature that lets you swap working hard drives for use in other Thecus IP storage securing the continuity of data in the event of hardware failure The Thecus IP storage allows data consolidation and sharing between Windows SMB CIFS UNIX Linux and Apple OS X environments The Thecus IP storage s user friendly GUI supports multiple Languages Product Highlights File Server First and foremost the Thecus IP storage allows you to store and share files over an IP network With a Network Attached Storage NAS device you can centralize your files and share them easily over your network With the easy to use web based interface users on your network can access these files in a snap To learn about the Web User Interface go to Chapter 5 Using the Thecus IP Storage gt Using WebDisk FTP Server With the built in FTP Server friends clients and customers can upload and download files to your Thecus IP storage over the Internet with their favorite FTP programs You can create user accounts so that only authorized users have access To set up the FTP Server refer to Chapter 4 System Administration Network service FTP iTunes Server With the built in iTunes server capability the Thecus IP storage enables digital music to be shared and played anywhere on the network To set up the iTunes Server refer to Chapter 4 Application Server iTunes Configuration Backup Server Don t leave precious data to chance With advanc
131. on The Thecus IP storage supports external USB hard disks through its USB ports Once a USB hard disk has successfully mounted the entire volume will be linked automatically to the default USB HDD folder The Thecus IP storage supports USB external storage devices All file names on the USB disk volume are case sensitive The Thecus IP storage also supports eSATA hard disks with its eSATA port Before attaching an eSATA or USB disk drive to Thecus IP storage you have to partition and format it on a desktop computer or a notebook first The attached device will be located at 192 168 1 100 usbhdd sd x 1 where 192 168 1 100 means the IP address of Thecus IP storage and sa x 1 stands for the first partition on the eSATA or USB disk drive Adding a Spare Disk With a RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 volume you can add a spare disk after the initial RAID is setup To add a spare disk follow the steps below 1 Onthe RAID Configuration Screen tick the checkbox of the hard disk you wish to designate as a spare disk 2 Click Add Spare The disk will be configured as a spare disk The system automatically rebuilds the spare disk when one of the disks in the RAID set fails Remote Administration You can set up your Thecus IP storage for remote administration With remote administration you can access your Thecus IP storage over the Internet even if your Thecus IP storage is behind a router This is especially useful if you are trave
132. one 5 Click Apply In addition if Thecus IP storage is able to access the Internet and you want to keep the NTP Server clock isc org by default please make sure the DNS Server is correctly entered thereby allowing the NTP Server name to correctly resolve See System Network gt WAN LAN1 gt DNS Server Dual DOM Supports for Dual Protection The most advance and useful of Thecus IP storage depend on models is Dual DOM implemented In the normal circumstance it has no need to have this feature involved But with irresistible cause like power cut or human error by accident occurred especially during system booting stage this will become the great feature to prevent system down time Practically while it happened system will try to recovery the DOM 1 from DOM 2 first If itis unachievable then system can boot from DOM 2 And all of this procedure can be operated by LCM The Dual DOM in DOM1 is default master and FW upgrading will only execute in DOM1 unlike DOM2 is Read only initially Any circumstance occurred while DOM2 successes recover DOM1 The FW will be version of DOM2 Therefore it may need to upgrade to the version of DOMI it has If DOM1 can not be recovery from DOM2 then system will boot up from DOM2 The original configuration in DOM1 may need to setup again with DOM 2 operation 157 Appendix A Customer Support If your Thecus IP storage is not working properly we encourage you to check out Chapter
133. ormation screen the status of each disk will be displayed in the Status column Clicking on an OK or Warning link will display the S M A R T Information window for that particular disk You may also perform disk SMART test simply to click Test to start with The result is only for reference and system will not take any action from its result SMART INFO x Info Tray Number 5 WOC WD2002FYP5 0 Power On Hours 3 Hours Temperature Celsius 35 Reallocated Sector Count 0 Current Pending Sector 0 Test short long Test Type Test Result Click to start Test Time 67 S M A R T Information Power ON Hours Count of hours in power on state The raw value of this attribute shows total count of hours or minutes or seconds depending on manufacturer in power on state Temperature Celsius The current temperature of the hard disk in degrees Celsius Reallocated Sector Count of reallocated sectors When the hard drive finds a Count read write verification error it marks this sector as reallocated and transfers data to a special reserved area spare area This process is also known as remapping and reallocated sectors are called remaps This is why on a modern hard disks you can not see bad blocks while testing the surface all bad blocks are hidden in reallocated sectors However the more sectors that are reallocated the more a decrease up to 10 or more can be noticed in disk read write speeds C
134. plication Server gt Aute Module Installation Help My favorite OL Shutdown Logout Module Package CMakepathimodules zip E Upload Module Source List Installed Name Version Description Location Document Action Not Installed DLM2 1 0 19 Download Manager V2 Disk amp Bd x ie Not Installed IP Cam 2 01 IP Cam Disk amp B x Not Installed Mail Server 1 00 10 Mail Server Disk amp mj x Not Installed MySQL 3 1 00 02 MySQL 5 description Disk ig x Not Installed NZBGet 1 0 0 NZBGet Disk ing x Not Installed Raid Replication 1 0 0 Raid Volume Replication Disk amp a x Not Installed Rsync Backup Rsync Schedule Backup Disk ig x Not Installed Twonkymedia 1 0 0 Twonkymedia Disk amp mj x Not Installed USB 1 0 3 Move files between USB Disk i x Not Installed Usb 1 0 1 USB eSATA Schedule Ba Disk amp B x Not Installed webserver 1 0 4 Webserver Disk amp B x Not Installed NZBGet 1 0 0 NZBGet download Online m Not Installed Mailserver 1 00 10 Mail server Online amp ig Installa TR Cam 01 Simla surveitlance ntina m zal Bad Auto Module Source List Installed Name Version Description Location Document Action To install module or deleted p s If module list from on line then no delete option available Rescan Click to rescan from both on line and disk Module Package modules xir Ir Module Source List Installed Marne Version Description Location Document Action Mot Installed IP Ca
135. ption no matter there is share folder has been created in public access The user account and password is needed from system to access under SMB CIFS protocol On the other hand no more anonymous login is allowed Samba is Native mode The Thecus IP storage is supported Samba mode options In the ADS environment with Native mode selected then Thecus IP storage is capable to become local master position UNIX Extension The default is enable for Samba usage with situation using Mac OSX with smb connection may have permission issue When it happened please setup UNIX Extension disable to get issue solved AFP Apple Network Setup From the Network Service menu choose the AFP item and the AFP Support screen appears This screen displays the configuration items for the Apple Filing Protocol You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings AFP Support AFP Server C Enable Disable MAC CHARSET v ZONE Time Machine Enable 2 Disable Apply A description of each item follows Apple Network Configuration Item Description 1 AFP Server Enable or disable Apple File Service to use Thecus IP storage with MAC OS based systems MAC CHARSET Specifics the code page from drop down list Specifies Zone for Applet Talk service If your AppleTalk network uses extended networks and is assigned with multiple zones assign a zone name to Thecus IP storage If you do not want to a
136. r Server Properties C d Add Printer Choose a local or network printer Add a local printer Use this option only if you don t have a USB printer Windows automatically installs USB printers when you plug them in E Add a network wireless or Bluetooth printer Make sure that your computer is connected to the network or that your Bluetooth or wireless printer is turned on i 132 4 Select The printer that I want isn t listed Searching for available printers You can press The printer that I want isn t listed to go into next page without waiting for Searching for available printers to finish 5 Click Select a shared printer by name Find a printer by name or TCP IP address Browse for a printer 9 Select a shared printer by name http Thecus NAS IP 631 printers usb printer Example computername printername or http computername printers printername printer Add a printer using a TCP IP address or hostname Type http lt Thecus NAS gt 631 printers usb printer in the box where lt Thecus NAS IP is the IP address of Thecus IP storage Click Next Select or install a printer and then press OK Select the manufacturer and model of your printer If your printer came with an installation disk click Have Disk If your printer is not listed consult your printer documentation for a compatible printer Printers Sof HP DeskJet 615C EF HP DeskJet 640C 542C E
137. r expose it to other heat sources DO NOT use chemicals or aerosols to clean Thecus IP storage Unplug the power cord and all connected cables before cleaning DO NOT place any objects on the Thecus IP storage or obstruct its ventilation slots to avoid overheating the unit Keep packaging out of the reach of children If disposing of the device please follow your local regulations for the safe disposal of electronic products to protect the environment Table of Contents Copyright and Trademark Notice ree eere 2 About THIS Manu alasseicssavinxesescussuks WEERVARREREEREERFRRFRWRREEYEERERVERVERREAMEFEKEES 2 Limited Warranty ova aoo ded ta C GOOD a a CR Gr RD CDD RED CREE 2 Safety Warnings curva ek RE REX RR ERERERRRERXR ERU E PIYEEN ER VERE RIVER ER EES 3 Table of CODEGDnES ssrin PERFRERE USA REUF TIRE EGO ERERRU EE VOIE REF REN 4 Chapter 1 IntrodUctloH os ciserekux kenuaxEE WEE RRENEER DUCERE ES UTE V WAR RE EE SR RE 7 OVerVIe W riroraa ua aas uM NV nu NA NU FE rax EMEN F E VEN D NE NEN aA NK ECEFN UE ER EEE VENERE 7 Product Highlights axe va vA ARAS CR a VAN UR NE CRM ESI CIDE DI NI cda 7 Package Contents iac mik eun ur Rien IG OC RR RIO C ROC ERN 9 Front Pan elcasswecdsa swiss evesesaeevRsc a iow a d odwkss uvas dex osx S erc MWh io wbsR a 10 Hard DISK Trays iiis avant dn ERR cwa ME an aR EE EOD GO EE ER RE OR CE RR RC OO EO GERE 19 Real Panel assist AASEASREESSENSEAMIMFIHNE E MI EM MUMKU M TUM
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139. r of the N0503 4 For 3 5 HDD a Get the hard drive rails and place them on either side of the hard drive fitting into the appropriate grooves b Holding the hard drive rails in place slide the hard disks into the N0503 until they snap into place c Tighten the thumbscrews 5 For 2 5 HDD a Remove the included 2 5 HDD tray b Slide the 2 5 HDD into the 2 5 HDD cage c Slide the 2 5 HDD cage back in until it snap into place 6 Replace the NO503 front cover 21 Rear Panel N2200XXX The N2200XXX rear panel features ports and connectors Power connector USB Port System Fan Reset Button eSATA Port LAN2 Port WAN LAN1 Port d Description e eSATA port for high speed external storage expansion USB disks and USB printers switch or a router LAN2 Port e LAN2 port for connecting to a local Ethernet network through a switch or a router e System fan that exhausts heat from the unit e Connect the included power cords to this connector Reset Button e Resets the N2200XXX e Pressing and holding the Reset button on the back for 5 seconds will reset your network setting and password and turn off Jumbo Frame Support 22 N3200XXX N0503 The N3200XXX N0503 rear panel features ports and connectors Expansion Slot Back Panel e Immediately press and hold the Reset button on the back for 5 seconds This will reset your network setting password and turn off Jumbo
140. ress the Edit button to modify the members in a group 3 To add a user into a group select the user from the Users List and press the lt lt button to move the user into the Members List 4 To remove a user from a group select the user from Members List and press the button 5 Click the Apply button to save your changes Edit x Local Group Setting Users List Grovp Name Search Grovp ID UserID User Name User Members List UserID User Name Remove Groups 1 On the Local Group Configuration screen select a group name from the list 2 Press Remove to delete the group from the system Local Group Configuration Local Group Setting x 9 Do you want delete this group w Batch Create Users and Groups The Thecus IP storage can also add users and groups in batch mode This enables you to conveniently add numerous users and groups automatically by importing a simple comma separated plain text txt file From the Accounts menu click Batch Mgmt and the Batch Create Users and Groups dialogue will appear To import your list of users and groups follow these steps 1 Click Browse to locate your comma separated text file The information in the text file should follow this format USERNAME PASSWORD GROUP 2 Click Open 3 Click Import to begin the user list import 112 Batch Create Users and Groups Please choose a file to upload Description Create local users and groups in batch
141. rnal Device Thecus IP storage support printer serving and UPS backup power supplies The integrated print server allows you to share a single USB printer with all users on the network The UPS backup power supply provides continuous power during power outages Ey Extemal Device a ee i T W CHEE Tr qen P i LU Ht ie Hal Printer Information From the External Device menu choose the Printer item and the Printer Information screen will appear This screen provides the following information about the USB printer connected to the USB port 129 Printer Information Printer 1 Manufacturer NIA Model NIA Status No Printer Detected Restart printer service Remove document from queue Printer Information Item Description O 1 1 O Displays the name of the USB printer manufacturer Displays the model of the USB printer Status Displays the status of the USB printer Remove document Click to remove all documents from printer queue from Queue Restart Printer service Click to restart printer service If a corrupt print job is sent to a printer printing may suddenly fail If your print jobs seem to be locked up pressing the Remove All Documents button to clear the print queue may resolve the issue You can configure Thecus IP storage to act as a printer server letting all PCs connected to the network utilize the same printer Windows XP SP2 To set up the Printer
142. rompt will appear File System Check x 2 The setting has been changed carry on with press Yes for confirmation Click Yes to reboot the system 60 A LL o0 _ ar t se 2m o m am a File System Check File System Check Reboot Reboot 5 Done Once the system has rebooted you will be returned to the File System Check prompt There you will see the available RAID volumes to run the file system check on except ZFS volume ZFS has no need to perform file system check Check the desired RAID volumes and click Next to proceed with the file system check Click Reboot to reboot without running the check File System Check ZFS is not need file svstem check 7 RAID Level Disks Status Filesystem Status Data Capacity Last Check Time RAIDS Healthy Normal 0 2 GB 41 8 GB Thecus com File System Check ZFS is not need file svstem check Once you click Next you will see the following screen Status Press Star ta Begin Latest 20 lines Information Result al Click Start to begin the file system check Click Reboot to reboot the system When the file system check is run the system will show 20 lines of information until it is complete Once complete the results will be shown at the bottom 61 Status Latest 20 lines Information i C m Ies Checking group summary informat
143. s RAID 5 Data striping and stripe error correction information provided RAID 5 requires a minimum of 3 disks RAID 5 can sustain one failed disk RAID 6 Two independent parity computations must be used in order to provide protection against double disk failure Two different algorithms are employed to achieve this purpose RAID 6 requires a minimum of 4 disks RAID 6 can sustain two failed disks RAID 10 RAID 10 has high reliability and high performance RAID 10 is implemented as a striped array whose segments are RAID 1 arrays It has the fault tolerance of RAID 1 and the performance of RAID O RAID 10 requires 4 disks RAID 10 can sustain two failed disks If the administrator improperly removes a hard disk that should not be WARNING removed when RAID status is degraded all data will be lost Edit RAID On the RAID Information screen press the Edit button to go to the RAID Information screen Using Edit RAID you can select RAID ID and the Spare Disk 73 RAID Configuration Ix RAID Information Expand Migrate RAID Edit Disk Ma Capacity MB Model Status seg Spare 1 476 940 WOC WDSOD3SAB Or 2 476 940 WOC wWDSO0D3SAB Or a 476 940 WOC WDS00346 Or 4 MA N A MA RAID Level IET ID T RAID ID RAID K plow 079 asz And v Master RAID Take effect after checked box Encryption Password Allow 1 18 characters Confirm Password Quick Raid Enable this setting to enhance RAID creation time i
144. s Yes for confirmation Space Allocation X i iSCSI block size have setting success iSCSI Block Size Select the block size with 4K while the iSCSI volume size is over 2TB iSCSI CRC Checksum To enable this option the initiator can connect with Data digest and Header digest enabled CAC Checksum Data digest Header digest Stackable NAS The Thecus IP storage s capacity can be expanded even further using the stackable function With it users can expand the capacity of their network storage systems up to 5 other stack target volumes which are located in different systems These can be stacked through single network access like SMB or AFP acting as a share folder type Stackable Config to act as Stack Master Available target device from 1U4500 N5200 PRO Capacity Expansion HUB Switch Can connect total 5 Thecus target device Up to 20 TB capacily From the main menu the stackable feature is located under Storage Please refer the figure below for reference 89 Stack Target List td D eura d L Tac Trost J Joi Pio Lapactty sem L olal Statis LA2escriporiod A Add a Stack Target Volume From the figure above click Add to access the stackable target device configuration page Please refer to the figure below With the added stack target you could Enable or Disable now or later per usage needed Add iSCSI Target Add Stack Target X Enable iSCSI Targ
145. s Apply to change WARNING If an NTP server is selected please make sure your Thecus IP storage has been setup to access the NTP server Notification configuration From the menu choose the Notification item and the Notification Configuration screen appears This screen lets you have Thecus IP storage notify you in case of any system malfunction Press Apply to confirm all settings See following table for a detailed description of each item r Notification Configuration Beep Notification Q Enable Disable Email Notification Enable Q Disable SMTP Server Pert Authortzation Tvpe v SMTP Account ID Account Password Log Level v Sender s E mail Address Recipient 1 s E mail Address 1 Recipient 1 s E mail Address 2 Recipient 1 s E mail Address 3 Recipient 1 s E mail Address Notification Configuration Beep Notification Enable or disable the system beeper that beeps when a problem occurs SMTP Account ID Set the SMTP Server Email account ID Account Password Enter a new password Set email address to send email Receiver s E mail Add one or more recipient s email addresses to receive email Address 1 2 3 4 notifications Consult with your mail server administrator for email server information 56 Firmware Upgrade From the menu choose the Firmware Upgrade item and the Firmware Upgrade screen appears Firmware Upgrade Firmware Select a firmware file W Save o
146. sabl v Select from drop down list or input manually allow 1501 9000 L Support IP Sharing Mode Enable Disable Link Aggregation v Set IP Address by Static Dynamic IP 172 16 64 140 Netmask 255 255 252 Gateway 72 16 66 135 DNS Server 172 16 66 244 168 95 WAN LAN 1 Configuration Mem Description OOOO Domain name WINS Server MAC Address IP Sharing Mode Jumbo Frame Support Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support of the WAN LAN1 interface on your Thecus IP storage When enabled PCs connected to the LAN2 port will be able to access the WAN LAN1 Specifies whether WAN LAN1 and LAN2 ports will be aggregated and act as one port There are 6 modes can be choose from Load Balance Fail over Balance XOR 802 3ad Balance TLB Balance ALB Set IP Address by You can choose a static IP or Dynamic IP and input your network Link Aggregation Only use Jumbo Frame settings when operating in a Gigabit environment where all other clients have Jumbo Frame Setting enabled e Enabling DHCP automatically turns on UPnP see the Service Support Screen e If you are only using the WAN LAN1 port we suggest that you disable IP Sharing Mode This will result in higher throughput e A correct DNS setting is vital to networks services such as SMTP and NTP e To use the Link Aggregation with 802 3ad selected feature please make sure the networking equipment on the other end of Ether
147. sable Samba Recycle Bin Enable Disable Samba Anonymous Login Authentication 2 Enable Q Disable Samba is Native Mode 9 Yes Native Mode No Compatible Mode Optimize Block Size 9 Enable Disable Server Signing 7 Auto Mandatory Disable r SMB CIFS option for MAC Allocated Buffering Size 9 Enable Disable UNIX Extensions 9 Enable Disable Hide Temporary Files Enable Disable Apply Samba Service Used for letting the operating system of UNIX series and SMB CIFS of Microsoft Windows operating system Server Message Block Common Internet File System Do the link in network protocol Enable or Disable SMB CIFS protocol for Windows Apple Unix drive mapping e In some environments due to security concerns you may wish to disable SMB CIFS as a precaution against computer viruses File Access Cache File Access Cache is default Enable This option will help to increase the performance while single client access share folder in writing under SMB CIFS protocol Samba Recycle Bin The Thecus IP storage is supported recycle bin via SMB CIFS protocol Simply enable it then all of deleted files folders will reside in the recycle folder with hidden attribution in each share 114 In general Windows has default to invisible all of hidden folders files So please enable this option to view recycle folder Samba Anonymous Login Authentication To enable this o
148. ser m Backup 4 External Device E US N42 5 5 E E fo F THECUS N4200PRO V5 00 00 15 47 Administrators can add or remove favorite functions to My Favorites by right clicking the mouse on the menu tree v Shutdown Logout GS AMI favorite amp Remove My favorite aes 1 Scheduled On Off WAN f LANL c aub la Share Folder User The other way administrators can add favorite functions is by clicking the Add Favorite icon in each function screen Please refer figure below in red circuit icon Sf System Management gt S5 Date and Time b Notifications Ei 4 Firmware Upgrade vel LIS a mmm oma A To return to the favorite screen simply click Home located at the left hand corner of the main screen I d a 1 vw Tye 7 be I y Firmware Upgrade Date and Time Status B i ET x m B agl LATI p j MEF 1 2 2 al ww I Scheduled On ttt WAN f LANL FTP Disks 48 Menu Bar The Menu Bar is where you will find all of the information screens and system settings of Thecus IP storage The various settings are placed in the following groups on the menu bar E Svstem Information y 4 system Management tg Ej System Network 731 Storage aa User and Group Authentication E Network Service E Application Server BR Backup 4 External Device Menu Bar Tem Description 1
149. sher Microsoft Corporation Type Application From U JohniisCsi Cancel potentially harm your computer Only run software from publishers y While files from the Internet can be useful this file type can you trust What s the risk 3 You will now install the iSCSI Initiator using the Setup Wizard Click Next to continue Software Update Installation Wizard Use this wizard to install the following software update Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Before you install this update we recommend that you Back up your system Close all open programs You might need to restart your computer after you complete this update To continue click Next Software Update Installation Wizard Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Installation Microsoft iSCSI Initiator will be installed Installation Options 7 i M Software Initiator pa r lt Back Cancel 5 Read the license agreement To continue with the installation click I Agree and then click Next 149 Software Update Installation Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement To continue with setup you must accept the agreement END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2 0 IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT EULA CAREFULLY BY INSTALLING COPYING OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE THAT 3 C Do Not Agree Print lt Back Cancel 6 The iSCSI Initiator will now
150. ssign a network zone enter an asterisk to use the default setting Time Machine Enable checked box while you like to backup you MAC system to have Thecus IP storage as MAC time machine 115 NFS Setup From the Network Service menu choose the NFS item and the NFS Support screen appears The Thecus IP storage can act as an NFS server enabling users to download and upload files with the favorite NFS clients Press Apply to confirm your settings m NFS Support NFS Enable Disable A description of each item follows NFS Server Setting Item J Description o NFS Enable or Disable NFS support Apply Click Apply to save your changes FTP Thecus IP storage can act as a FTP server enabling users to download and upload files with their favorite FTP programs From the Network Service menu choose the FTP item and the FTP screen appears You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings FIP Enable Disable secure FTP Explicit Enable 9 Disable Port 2 Passive Port Range 30000 32000 3000 FIP ENCODE h Allow Anonymous FTP Access pw Auto Rename Upload Bandwidth Download Bandwidth ies A description of each item follows FTP Enable FTP Service on Thecus IP storage has also security FTP setting enabled non standard port FTP ENCODE If your FTP client or operating system does not support Unicode e g Windows 95 98 ME or MAC O
151. surge protected socket 31 3 Press the power button to boot up the N2200XXX To connect the N3200XXX N0503 to your network follow the steps below 1 Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN LAN1 port on the back panel of the N3200XXX N0503 2 Connect the provided power cord into the power socket on the back panel Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protected socket 32 3 Open the front door then press the power button to boot up the N3200XXX N0503 ST sss ET set Mis Giliiiiix nnn 98 emi NM To connect N4200 series NAS to your network follow the steps below 1 Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN LAN1 port on the back panel of the N4200 2 Connectthe provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protected socket 33 3 Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the N4200 To connect the N5200XXX N5500 to your network follow the steps below 1 Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN LAN1 port on the back panel of the Nb200XXX N5500 2 Connectthe provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protected socket Press the power supply switch to turn on the power supply WC 34 To connect the 1U4200XXX 1U4600 to your network follow the steps below 1 Connect an
152. taneously which greatly increases I O performance Data Security Hard disk drive failure unfortunately is a common occurrence A RAID helps prevent against the loss of data due to hard disk failure A RAID offers additional hard disk drives that can avert data loss from a hard disk drive failure If a hard drive fails the RAID volume can regenerate data from the data and parity stored on its other hard disk drives RAID Levels The Thecus IP storage supports standard RAID levels 0 1 5 6 10 and JBOD You choose a RAID level when you create a system volume The factors for selecting a RAID level are e Your requirements for performance e Your need for data security e Number of hard disk drives in the system capacity of hard disk drives in the system The following is a description of each RAID level RAID O RAID O0 is best suited for applications that need high bandwidth but do not require a high level of data security The RAID O0 level provides the best performance of all the RAID levels but it does not provide data redundancy RAID O uses disk striping and breaking up data into blocks to write across all hard drives in the volume The system can then use multiple hard drives for faster read and write The stripe size parameter that was set when the RAID was created determines the size of each block No parity calculations complicate the write operation RAID 1 RAID 1 mirrors all data from one hard disk drive to a secon
153. ter a name in the User Name box 3 Enter a User ID number If left blank the system will automatically assign one 4 Enter a password in the Password box and re enter the password in the Confirm box 5 Select which group the user will belong to Group Members is a list of groups this user belongs to Group List is a list of groups this user does not belong to Use the lt lt or gt gt buttons to have this user join or leave a group 6 Press the Apply button and the user is created 108 Add Password Confirm Password Group Members GroupID Group Name 102 r Local User Setting Group List User Name Search User ID GroupID Group Name users NOTE All users are automatically assigned to the users group Edit Users 1 Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen 2 Click on the Edit button and Local User Setting screen appears 3 From here you can enter a new password and re enter to confirm or use the lt lt or gt gt buttons to have this user join or leave a group Click the Apply button to save your changes Edit M Local Uzer Setting Group List User Name zer Search User ID GrouplD Group Name Password DIIDIDIIDIIIII Confirm Password TITITTITITITIT Group Members GrovpID Group Name 102 users 109 Remove Users 1 Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen 2 Click on Remove button and the user is del
154. the 3X series Web Disk eeeee 136 Photo Server Does not apply to the 3X series photo server seen nnn 139 Windows XP Publishing Wizard eeeeeeee nnn 139 Managing Albums and Photos cceeeeeeen menm meme nnn 145 Creating ATIDUETIS sus eras Ha OR RYDER EE RRES ka VATI MSA TR UPRRERERY DKERERR EE Cava PR 146 Password Protecting Albums ccce meme enn nns 146 Uploading Pictures to Albums eee m nnn nnn 146 EXP TATORIMAU ON cniigsdnnn dete e CPITdPE HY Ebr EbUNEEIE a bI irs 146 SIGE SHOWS wi Pusidutesaaa d sacs eturEutu aan ras xat Mosam fetus edu Saut Vou ru oar 147 Mapping a Client PC to the Thecus IP Storage 147 WING OW AER ERE a a a 147 PRO DIS OS Koss ecu 148 Mapping Thecus IP storage as an iSCSI Drrive cccsssssnneseeeeecccceennnnennes 148 WibidOWs 20007 XP cerren a r a a 149 WINGOWS VIS aae ICT 153 Chapter 6 Tips and Thick iivixssaxesvxasMkX7azERRANENREEKANEESENEEWEKE EFE E YR 153 USB and eSATA Storage Expansion eene eene u nhu h hh ohh 153 Adding a Spare DISK iii vex reb di oic OR RC RC C RC REC RR REN a 153 Remote Administration ooo nennen nnnnnnhnhuuuuuu uuu u uuu u uu uua 153 Part T Setup a DynDNS ACCOUN is orina FEE Ta A RRrxEESDoERRRXA PRDIREE PER 154 Part II Enable DDNS on the Router eene 154 Part III Setting up Virtual Servers HTTP
155. the Change Administrator Password screen appears Enter a new password in the New Password box and confirm your new password in the Confirm Password box Press Apply to confirm password changes There is also password for enter LCD setting you could setup here Enter a new password in the New Password box and confirm your new password in the Confirm Password box Press Apply to confirm password changes 58 Change Administrator Password New Password Confirm Password Apply Change OLED Display Password New Password Confirm Password Apply See the following table for a detailed description of each item Change Administrator and LCD Entry Password Description New Password Type in a new administrator password Confirm Password Type the new password again to confirm Apply Press this to save your changes Config Mgmt From the menu choose the Config Mgmt item and the System Configuration Download Upload screen appears From here you can download or upload stored system configurations System Configuration Download Upload Upload Please choose a file to upload I See the following table for a detailed description of each item System Configuration Download Upload Item _ _ Description Save and export the current system configuration Upload Import a saved configuration file to overwrite current system configuration Backing up your system conf
156. the device s controls indicators and hard disk trays OLED Panel UP Button Down Button HDD LCD Enter Button WAN LCD Escape Button LAN LCD USB LCD USB Port Power Button Front Panel Item Description Power Button e Power on off N4200series OLED e Displays current system status and messages e OLED screen saver will be enabled after screen is left idle for more than 3 mins e OLED screen will be diabled after it is left idle for more than 6 mins OLED e Yellow HDD activity e Red HDD failure e Yellow HDD activity e Red HDD failure e Yellow HDD activity e Red HDD failure e Yellow HDD activity e Red HDD failure e Blinking green network activity LED LAN2 LED e Blinking green network activity USB Copy e Blue USB Copy activity e Red USB Copy failure HDD Tray e Four HDD trays support 4x 3 5 or 4 x 2 5 HDDs USB Copy Button e Copies USB storage contents to the N4200 series USB Port e USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disks 13 N5200XXX N5500 The Thecus N5500 front panel has the device s controls indicators and hard disk trays Front Panel Item Description O 2 1 System LED e Blinking orange System is being upgraded or is starting up data currently inaccessible e Solid green Network link e Blinking green Network activity e Solid green Network link e Blinking green Network activity LED e Solid blue System is power on 11 Enter Button l e
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158. u find that some items are missing contact your dealer Front Panel N2200XXX The Thecus N2200XXX s front panel has the device s controls indicators and hard disk trays HDD1 LED LAN LED WAN LED HDD2 LED r BU NE ool S DU Card Reader B USB Copy Button USB Port Power Button Front Panel Item Description Power Button e Powers the N2200XXX on off USB Port e USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as digital cameras USB disks and USB printers USB Copy LED Card Reader LED USB Copy Button e Copies USB storage contents to N2200XXX e Supports SD SDHC MMC cards via USB interface HDD1 led e Blinking white HDD activity HDD2 led e Blinking white HDD activity e Solid white WAN Cable link e Blinking white Network activity e Solid white LAN Cable link e Blinking Network activity 10 N3200XXX The Thecus N3200XXX s front panel has the device s controls indicators and hard disk trays LI Lap c EL CIN MN IN ho JL m CD Display Ex ae ra iae o o wg Front Panel e Solid blue System is powered on e Solid green Network link e Blinking orange Network activity e Solid green Network link e Blinking orange Network activity e Solid red HDD failed e Blinking orange HDD activity e Solid red HDD failed e Blinking orange HDD activity e Solid red HDD failed e Blinking orange HDD activity USB disks and USB printers e Soli
159. urrent Pending Sector Current count of unstable sectors waiting for remapping The raw value of this attribute indicates the total number of sectors waiting for remapping Later when some of these sectors are read successfully the value is decreased If errors still occur when reading sectors the hard drive will try to restore the data transfer it to the reserved disk area spare area and mark this sector as remapped If this attribute value remains at zero it indicates that the quality of the corresponding surface area is low Test Type Set short or long time to test Test Result Result of the test Total time of the test If the Reallocated Sector Count gt 32 or Current Pending Sector of a hard disk drive gt 0 the status of the disk will show Warning This warning is only used to alert the system administrator that there are bad sectors on the disk and they should replace those disks as soon as possible Bad Block Scan On the Disks Information screen you may also perform disk bad block scan simply to click Click to start to start with The result is only for reference and system will not take any action from its result Disks Information Disk No Capacity MB Model Firmware Status Bad Block Scan 1 907 729 VDC WD2002FYP5 0 04 0 DP DK bk Check to start 2 1 907 729 WOC WO2002FY P5 0 04 0 EP OK bk Chick to start 3 1 907 729 WOC WD2002F PS 0 04 0 GR Warning b Chek to start 4 1 907 729 WDC WD2002FY
160. utton and click mouse left button to select multiple folder or remove selected folder e Please fill in the destination path to select a specific backup folder on the target side e You may leave it empty to have the files automatically backup to the existing folder on the target side Please make sure there are existing folders with the same name on both target and client side Username admin1 Password 6 sss 7 rsync backup H Schedule Enable Disable Enabled Disabled 9 02 T Coo 1 Daily Weekly Monthly Sunday n 10 Fill out all the necessary details and choose your parameters 1 Name your task This is how it will appear in the task list 2 Choose your backup mode Synchronization mode Makes your source match your target completely deleting and adding files on your target as they are deleted and added on your source Incremental Mode Makes your source match your target and keep all old files adding files on your target as they are added on your source but NOT deleting files on your target as they are deleted on your source 3 Choose your source folder s These are the folders on your source NAS 126 that you wish to backup 4 Input your target s IP address and port number This is the NAS which you are going to use as a backup port number is optional 5 Input your destination folder and create a backup folder Your destination path is the name of an existing fo
161. vel Used Capacity Capacity Capacity F LAID 3 Healthy 12 5 021 1 0 3 GB 832 7 GB N A Volume Allocation List iSCSI Target aC SI Thin Provision larget Advance Option Qaa iios Bees O Type Name Capacity Volume Allocation List Item Description 1 0 0 0 0 O Modify Click this to modify the allocated space Click this to delete the allocated space Allocating Space for iSCSI Volume Space Allocation RAID Information Master RAID Status Disks Total Data iSCSI RAID Level i Used Capacity Capacity Capacity RAID 5 Healthy 1 2 3 27 7 0 6 GB 852 7 GB 46 4 GB Volume Allocation List iSCSI Target iSCSI Thin Provision Target Advance Option Add 3 Modify lt 3 Expand Delete Type Name Capacity iSCSI iscsi10 46 4 GB 80 To allocate space for an iSCSI volume on the current RAID volume follow the steps below 1 Under the Volume Allocation List select iSCSI Target then click Add The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears Space Allocation x Create iSCSI Volume RAID ID RAID Unused 5 Yo 46 38 GB Allocation 46 38 GB iSCSI Target Volume Enable a Disable Target Name Limit 09 gez ign Year 2010 buf ign Month 12 EM LUM TD l Sy Authentication None CHAP Username Limit 0 9 3 z AvE Password Lirnit 19 8 az S Z leangth between 12 185 Password Confirm Description The iSCSI block size can be set under system advance option default is 512 Bytes P
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163. ysical capacity to a number of iSCSI target volumes and also setup virtual capacity to expand the physical size while it needed To setup iSCSI thin provisioning go to Space Allocation under the Storage category The iSCSI thin provisioning volume needs to be created first Simply click iSCSI Thin Provision Target You can refer the screen shot below 84 Space Allocation RAID Information Master RAID z Disks Total Data iSCSI ID Status x a RAID Level Used Capacity Capacity Capacity RAID 0 Healthy 1 2 219 8 0 2 GB 84 8 GB 70 GB Volume Allocation List T MM MS f iSCSI Target iSCSI Thin Privision Target Advance Option iSCSI Thin Privizion Volume Qaa Type Name Capacity Next setup the physical capacity for iSCSI thin provision volume by dragging the Allocation bar to the desired size Space Allocation X Create 15 C 5I Thin Privizion Volume RAID ID RAID Unused 28 61 28 GB Allocation 21 9 GB After the size has been determined click OK to confirm Now you will see the iSCSI thin provisioning volume is available from the list Please refer to the screenshot below 85 Space Allocation RAID Information Master ID RAID S Disks Total Data 1SCSI RAID Level B Used Capacity Capacity Capacity RAID 0 Healthy 12 219 8 0 2 GB 84 8 GB 91 9 GB Volume Allocation List iSCSI Target iSCSI Thin Privizion Target Advance ption iSCSI Thin Privizion Vo

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